Installing helical piers prior to new construction or additions to existing structures insures the integrity of the foundation you are building upon. The piers support your structure. If the sand washes out, if the ground settles, if forces of nature undermine either, helical piers are your added insurance of stability. The example pictures (to the left) are of a house in Pensacola Florida where helical piers were installed prior to new additions to an existing house on the beach. When hurricanes hit, the foundation built on top of these piers remained in tact, even though the sand underneath was washed away 2 or 3 inches. You can go to www.foundationtechnologies.com to see more pics of this Pensacola home and its story.

1.) They can be installed quickly with no prep work nor messy clean up concerns associated with wood piles.

2.) No vibration damage to surrounding structures.

3.) Safe to install in environmentally sensitive areas due to the above two benefits.

4.) Limited access installation capabilities.  We can get in where heavy machinery can't.

5.) They provide added insurance that your structure is stable and your loved ones protected against acts of nature and unstable subsoil risk.

Helical piers are installed before the foundation is poured. Once the foundation is poured the helical piers act as piles to support the foundation load.

We have helped many big construction companies in applications where a wood pile operation was not possible due to vibration damage risk to surrounding structures, heavy machinery could not access the place where the piling was needed, or the location was too environmentally sensitive for a large scale pile set up.

This application is equally advantageous to residential homes whether a brand new house is being built or new additions are being made to the existing structure on unstable subsoil, environmentally sensitive areas, or where there is limited access where large wood pile machinery cannot go. 

Last modified: February 02, 2007