Foundation Repair Photo Album: Stabilizing a Prescott, Arizona Foundation

The owners of this single-family Prescott, AZ area home reached out to us here at Arizona foundation solutions after noticing a couple of signs of a potential foundation problem. An initial, Level A visual inspection concluded that there were enough signs of stress to recommend or Forensic Engineer Report. A Forensic Engineered Report requires data collection from a number of sources, including of floor level survey, landscape, water drainage and others. A foundation heave pattern is observed in the southern portion of Bedroom 3, the Laundry Room and in the Hallway as indicated by the higher elevation readings on the 3D Topographical Map. This phenomenon usually occurs in areas where structures are built on expansive clay soils.  After examining the home and performing the manometer survey, Arizona Foundation Solutions believes the home could be experiencing minor foundation settlement at the northern portion of Bedroom 3 and at the north, east and western portions of the Garage as shown by the lower readings on the 2D Topographical Map.  Arizona Foundation Solutions believes that the proper way to deal with foundation heave is by lowering and managing the moisture content of expansive clays that cause heaving. The MoistureLevel® Smart Foundation System is intended to prevent significant and continual upward movement caused by moisture. The foundation settlement at the northern portion of bedroom 3 and at the north, east and western portions of the garage appears to be minor at this point in time.  Arizona Foundation Solutions believes that the proper way to permanently stop the perimeter foundation settlement is to underpin the areas that are experiencing movement. Underpinning is the process of installing deep foundation elements called piles. Piles are engineered foundation supports that are driven down past the unstable soils and are then locked up into load bearing strata, which can support the loads that are transferred to them.