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Helical piers are also fast becoming the go-to footing solution for decks, porches and additions. No matter how hard you try, the use of the heavy equipment needed to build concrete footings is going to destroy a finished yard and likely frustrate the homeowner. Helical piers don’t require any excavation, and there’s no need for concrete trucks. There are some walk-behind machines that are so small and maneuverable that they can even drive down piers inside a home. | "Helical piers minimize time spent installing a foundation, causes little disturbance to the soil and transfers the weight of the structure, to soils deep into the earth that would bear the load." | ||
"Helical piers are also fast becoming the go-to footing solution for decks, porches and additions. No matter how hard you try, the use of the heavy equipment needed to build concrete footings is going to destroy a finished yard and likely frustrate the homeowner. Helical piers don’t require any excavation, and there’s no need for concrete trucks. There are some walk-behind machines that are so small and maneuverable that they can even drive down piers inside a home." | |||
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Revision as of 23:53, 11 January 2020
The Second Coming of Christ in Foundations
This is what we need to build in tight spaces (in the forest, additions to houses, etc.) No concrete, no excavation. Just a giant screw driver and some giant screws :)
https://www.constructionprotips.com/tools-materials/helical-piers/
https://www.esogrepair.com/blog/2017/11/15/helical-pier-work/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgzNhFh-jEk
Lots of detail here: https://www.deckmagazine.com/design-construction/footings/helical-pile-deck-foundations_o
"Helical piers are basically large metal screws that are driven into the ground."
"Helical piers minimize time spent installing a foundation, causes little disturbance to the soil and transfers the weight of the structure, to soils deep into the earth that would bear the load."
"Helical piers are also fast becoming the go-to footing solution for decks, porches and additions. No matter how hard you try, the use of the heavy equipment needed to build concrete footings is going to destroy a finished yard and likely frustrate the homeowner. Helical piers don’t require any excavation, and there’s no need for concrete trucks. There are some walk-behind machines that are so small and maneuverable that they can even drive down piers inside a home."
More
https://www.deckmagazine.com/design-construction/footings/helical-pile-deck-foundations_o
Feedback
Dan
Houston area - Someone bought an old house in sinking Houston and the company we hired to “jack-up” the house and level installed said piers—very fast, very clean and Very stable foundation repair. I’d sure use them everywhere as they allow you to avoid costly study in poor soils and thus projects can remain on time and on budget. Do I take it you are going to manufacture them along with the machines? They need to be made like short drill stem so they can be put down in tight spaces in series, so you can insert them as deep as they need to go to hit some kind of solid base somewhere down there. The ones in Houston varied from 9ft to 15ft. before they felt like they could not move even in an earthquake! The only problem with code is how you fix the framing or foundation to them, but there are many ways to make that stronger and cheap too.