Foundation Problems Photo Album: Hooksett, NH Push Pier

This home in Hooksett showed signs of settling, and had large cracks in both the walls and floor in the basement. The outside of the home was difficult to access due to uneven surfaces and outdoor landscaping. Therefore, we designed a push pier system to be installed on the interior of the home. The work was messy as we had to dig up a lot of soil on the inside, but the results were great and the home was left nice and clean.

Cracks in wall & floor

View of the crack in the front wall of the house. The homeowner had sealed it himself over the years to keep water from entering. The crack was caused due to settling soils underneath the home.

Find the footing

Our experienced crew had to dig down on the interior of the basement to reach the bottom of the wall. Large brackets are then attached to the underside of the footing, allowing us to permanently stabilize the home and keep it from sinking any further as the soil underneath erodes away. The area was sealed off with plastic, keeping dust from spreading throughout the basement.

Push Pier Bracket

View of the push pier bracket which is attached to the footing of the foundation wall. Steel pipes are then driven through the bracket and into the ground. Based on pressure readings, we keep track of how deep the pipes go and how much weight they will be able to support. We push through the poor soil and into bed rock, guaranteeing stabalization.

Compacting

Once the brackets and steel pipes are in place and secured, the holes are back filled and compacted. New concrete will be poured over the exposed soil to resurface the basement floor.

Push Pier Interior

All the push piers are in and the holes all refilled and compacted. Next step is to pour new concrete and resurface the floor.

Push Pier Installation Complete

New concrete is poured and will take time to cure before the color fades to match the remainder of the basement walls and floor. Crews cleaned up the site well and the homeowners can move back into their basement. Push piers permanently stabilized this home and this customer is now worry free.