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Photo Album: Foundation Settlement in Athens, OH, is Corrected by Push Pier Installation

  • The homeowner was concerned with these foundation wall cracks that were forming in a stair-step pattern. This common sign of wall failure due to foundation settlement means the problem is only getting worse, and needs to be addressed immediately.
  • Our crew members work to excavate areas outside the foundation where Push Piers will be installed.
  • The crew excavated sections to expose the footer.
  • Once the foundation bracket is secured to the footing, steel tubes are hydraulically driven through the bracket to competent soils or bedrock.
  • The soil outside the structure was replaced after the piers were installed. The foundation will now be permanently stable because of this installation.

Album Description

This homeowner has lived in her house in Athens, OH, for 24 years, and during that time she has noticed cracks in a foundation wall getting worse. She previously tried to patch these cracks on the problematic garage wall.

Hoping to find a permanent solution to what she suspected was foundation settlement, the owner contacted Ohio Basement Authority. Inspector John Becker Sr. pointed out the stair-step cracking pattern on the wall is indeed a common sign of foundation settlement and wall failure.

He suggested the installation of Push Piers under the garage foundation to lift and stabilize this settling wall. One of our expert crews installed four of these durable piers, and the homeowner is pleased to have a garage that will be structurally sound for many years to come!

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  • This foundation wall is beginning to fail
  • Excavation outside the foundation begins.
  • The foundation is prepared for the pier installation.
  • The piers are installed.
  • The project is now complete.
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