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STEEL PIERS
PANKEY FOUNDATION REPAIR
When a foundation begins to settle, it will continue to do
so. Some homes will settle faster than others depending
on the construction of the home. The sooner the
settlement problem is addressed the less damage will
occur and the less money you as a home owner will
spend.
Settlement problems can all lead up to
needing underpinning piers. Piers are
designed to give new support to structures
that have lost their existing support/integrity.
Steel piers are steel pilings hydraulically driven
under the foundation footing to bedrock or
load bearing strata. The weight of the structure
is then transferred to the steel piers and off
the unstable soil. Steel piers will result in either
stabilization (no further movement to the
foundation) or return the foundation to pre-
settlement condition. Many factors will
determine the final outcome but usually it is
limited to the integrity of the structure.
PANKEY FOUNDATION REPAIR
STEEL PIERS
STEEL PIER INSTALLATION
PANKEY FOUNDATION REPAIR
A hole is excavated adjacent to
the foundation wall and to the
bottom of the foundation
footing at each location where
a foundation pier is specified.
Steel pipe is then hydraulically
pushed under the foundation
footing until bedrock or load
bearing strata is reached.
A hydraulic lifting jack will then
be used to either raise the
foundation or stabilize it in its
current position.
The pier is then locked into
position and the hole is
backfilled.
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PANKEY FOUNDATION REPAIR
SIGNS OF
SETTLEMENT
Soil in the Kansas City Area can contain
expensive clay. In the rainy seasons the
moisture content of the clay soil increases and
therefore the soil expands. In the summer
months the clay will dry up and the soil will
retract (similar to a sponge drying up.) As the
moisture content of the soil decreases
foundation footings and walls will start to shift
and settle.
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Water in basement
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Cracks in sheet rock
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Un-level floors
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Cracks in brick/stone
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Cracks in basement floors
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Cracks in foundation walls
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Windows/doors/cabinets that stick or are
misaligned
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Chimneys and porches leaning away from
structure