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A homeowner in Savannah, GA had noticed that an area of their home may be settling. Our team created a customized solution to the settlement issue, installing Helical Piers to level the foundation and properly support it.
Foundation piers were installed to stabilize the house because they provide essential support to the foundation, preventing further settlement or shifting. This is particularly necessary when the soil beneath the foundation is unstable, prone to erosion, or has experienced changes in moisture levels that cause it to expand or contract. Foundation piers transfer the weight of the structure to more stable soil layers or bedrock, ensuring the house remains level and secure over time.
This customer was experiencing stair step cracks in their brick. We were able to install push piers that closed the crack and stabilized the foundation from any further movement.
This Savannah, GA homeowner was a previous customer of Lowcountry Foundation Repair in 2014. They were so happy with the results from their previous problem, that they wanted us to come back out to install more SmartJacks under their crawl space!
They previously had a damaged joist in the crawl space that we fixed with our SmartJacks, which are used as a column support that lifts sagging floor joists. The homeowner had us return and install more SmartJacks in their crawl space to insure a safe foundation.
This homeowner was once again thrilled with the results!
This 100-year-old Savannah, GA house had cracks in the walls, bowing and bouncing floors, and a sagging and settling foundation! Without an idea what what was causing their problems, the homeowners called Lowcountry Foundation Repair for an inspection.
After a thorough inspection, the experts told the homeowners that the foundation supports had settled over time. The inspector recommended installing a combination of SmartJacks and supplemental PowerBrace beams to solve their problems. SmartJacks can support loads up to 60,000-pounds, and are custom cut to size. The steel SmartJack’s and beams were installed under the joists in the crawl space, lifting the subfloor, alleviating the sagging and bouncing floors and closing the cracks that had appeared in her walls. The homeowners were very happy!