Photo Album: Underpinning Installation System in Elgin, Arizona 01.09.2022

The Homeowners of this single-family home down in Elgin, Arizona, were facing some serious foundation problems in many rooms of the house. The floor got cracks, and those cracks were extending to the rest of the house, causing the problem to get even more notorious. After realizing that the problem was not going to stop at any point, the owners decided to get experts on the matter to permanently repair the problem. When our representatives arrived at the residency, they knew what the problem was, and even more importantly, what the solution was.

Symptoms of Foundation Problems: Wall Crack

Cracks on the wall are a very common sign when there is a foundation problem because of expansive soil. The problem with expansive soil such as clay is that the more moisture exposure it gets, the more swollen and gets, and the less moisture exposure it gets, the more it shrinks.

Underpinning Installation System: Choosing the Location

The location of each pier is very important for the whole Underpinning system to perform as expected; that is why our engineering department and the foremen working on the project are in charge of choosing each location based on the analysis made and the house's needs and goals.

Underpinning Installation System: How deep is enough?

Another frequent question asked to our foundation heroes is how deep will you dig? And the answer might differ from another project since all houses are built differently with different designs and in different locations.

Underpinning Installation System: Challenges & Obstacles

Whenever our foundation professionals are digging, they must be careful since they might be fragile plumbing tubes that can cause damage to the house. However, our team is well trained to face those types of problems and many others, which allows us to still deliver the quality expected to each homeowner.

Underpinning System Process: Last Assessment

Right before permanently attaching each pier with its brackets, our foundation professionals need to complete the last assessment where they evaluate the current status of the house's foundation to see if it is wise to lift the foundation back to its original place.

After Underpinning - 1

As seen in this picture, the holes got covered along with the piers, and the house's foundation is stronger than ever before.

After Underpinning - 2

This is another picture of a different area where piers got installed. As shown in this photo, it can barely be seen that any work got done, but all the results are covered in dirt. Thanks to Arizona Foundation Solution, this house's foundation got back to normal forever.