Foundation Repair Photo Album: Underpinning System at Phoenix, AZ

Expansive soil can be very harmful to a house's foundation under particular circumstances. Expansive soil such as clay is a high water retainer, which makes its volume change in many directions. The more water there is, the more the soil expands, and the less water there is, the more it shrinks. This family, down in Mesa, Arizona, was struggling with some serious foundation problems in their conventional home. After doing some research, the homeowners decided to move forward with AZFS to put an end to their foundation issues once and for all.

Symptoms of Foundation Problems: Wall Crack

Wall cracks are very common signs of a foundation issue. Generally, when a crack appears either on the floor, wall, or even the ceiling is because the soil beneath the house's foundation changed its volume. Therefore the house foundation might be rising or settling.

Symptoms of Foundation Problems: Crack on the Ceiling

When the main foundation problem does not get fixed on time, the cracks tend to expand. As shown in this picture, the crack began in the wall and spread to the ceiling.

Pier Installation Process: Heavy Machinery

Depending on the scenario where the project is being performed we can use excavators for more efficient work. On the other hand, in narrow places, we might not be able to use excavators but only shovels, which might slow the process, but it's out of our hands sometimes.

Pier Installation Process: Safety First

In most of the projects that involve underpinning, our foundation repair crew uses safety tape to prevent anyone around to get closed, especially if the area is not safe and might turn into an unfortunate event.

Pier Installation Process: Preventing is Caring

Our foundation repair crew not only cares about your safety but also about the surroundings, which is why our team uses a plastic sheet to protect the area from any unfortunate event that might occur.

Piers Installation Process: Right Angle

Every time our foundation repair team is drilling a pier they need to make sure that the angle is perfect to provided a full foundation support.

Piers Installation Process: How deep should we dig?

This is a very common question, but every answer is different for every homeowner since every solution is different too. Normally our foundation repair team drills each pier from 7 to 10 feet until we reach the strata layer to provide the expected support.

Piers Installation Process: Location

Every location is very important to provide the expected foundation support, which is why our engineering department completes an in-depth eventual of the whole area and any factors that might delay or harm the process.

Piers Installation Process: Distance is Key

The distance between each pier is very important because it helps to determine the level of foundation support since every house got built with different materials and every room with different purposes.

Pier Installation Process: Last Assessment

Right after permanently attaching each pier with its assign-bracket our team needs to complete a last evaluation to determine if we need to lift the house foundation back to its original place based on the current foundation status.

After Pier Installation Process

As when in this picture, the piers got installed, and in some cases, concrete was poured to seal the hole completely. Thanks to Arizona Foundation Solutions this family will no longer have foundation settlement problems for a very long time.