Benefits of Residential Helical Piers
Whether you’ve been looking forward to a significant home renovation project for years or have moved into a new house recently, there are plenty of benefits residential helical piers offer. Helical piers are essentially giant screws—they’re long steel rods with a helix at the end, hence the name. They are used to offer load-bearing support for buildings and structures that can’t or shouldn’t otherwise rest weight in a particular area. Helical piers offer homeowners a remarkable amount of flexibility in residential architecture, not to mention safety. Continue reading about helical piers for residential use below and how to get started with us.
Long-Term Home Stability
If you live in a home that is on poor soils with low weight bearing capacity or resides next to a body of water—or you want a home that does—it’s wise to have a robust structural support mechanism in place. Helical piers for homes accomplish this type of foundational support with ease. Even if you live near a relatively calm body of water, the presence of water alone always presents the possibility of soil erosion and instability. By getting helical piers installed, you can protect your home against gradual instabilities in its surroundings.
Plenty of Customizability
Have you always dreamed of positioning your home near cliffs, by the waterfront, or near hills? The benefits of residential helical piers include their versatility in differing environments. Instead of changing your dream home plans or settling for a location you’d rather not live in, you can position your home exactly where you want it. We can also modify your helical piers to bear heavier weights if the need presents itself. Additionally helical piers can be used to support retaining walls, preventing them from "bowing' outwards and/or failing.
Simple and Efficient Installation
One of the biggest challenges in preparing any building for construction or improvement is ensuring it has the foundation it needs. Laying a building’s foundation with traditional materials involves lots of time and plenty of resources. By opting for helical piers instead, you save yourself and your family that amount of work. Unlike many other construction scenarios, helical piers can be installed in practically any kind of weather and don’t need special conditions to be met before installation. This allows for a quick smooth instillation process.
Lower-Cost Alternative
Another huge benefit of residential helical piers is the fact that they are a lower-cost alternative to other foundational solutions for buildings. Once installed, they require virtually zero maintenance. The number of helical piers needed for your residence will depend on the size and nature of your needs, but multiple piers can be installed in a single day’s work.
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