Underpinning Puts Foundation on Solid Ground
Posted: September 05, 2019 Author: Editorial Team
ECP’s Helical Underpinning System permanently solves your home’s settling foundation problem. Ground Movement Affects Foundation The soil beneath is likely the culprit if your foundation is cracked, sloping, or sinking. A home’s foundation comes in direct contact with the ground. The foundation’s primary purpose is to join the structure of the building to the soil…
Which is Better: ECP Steel Push Piers or Helical Piles?
Posted: February 12, 2019 Author: Editorial Team
By D.J. Clayton, PE There are many options from which to choose when selecting foundation underpinning. In addition to steel resistance push piers and helical piles, also known as helical piers or screw piles, other repair methods include drilled caissons that are concrete filled (with or without steel reinforcement), mudjacking, pressing small precast concrete cylinders, high…
