Steel screwed into soil that does not move.
Helical piers carry your home past the unstable clay to load bearing strata, and the torque reading on every pier proves it before we transfer a pound of weight.
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What to know about helical piers, and when it's the right call.
Helical piers work like giant screws anchored in stable earth. The helix plates convert rotation into downward force, pulling the shaft through weak surface soil until it reaches strata with real bearing capacity. Installation torque is the proof: as resistance climbs, the crew reads capacity in real time and keeps advancing until the pier meets the engineered target for your home's loads. A steel bracket then ties the pier to the foundation footing, and hydraulic jacks transfer the structure's weight from failing soil to the pier. Because each pier is verified by its own torque log rather than assumed, the system's strength is measured, not hoped for. The galvanized coating resists corrosion for the long haul, and the piers sit far below the moisture cycles that made the clay above move in the first place.
The symptoms that usually lead to helical piers are on the foundation repair problem signs page, alongside the other signs that point to the same underlying cause.
How we install helical piers.
Free evaluation and pier plan
Floor elevation measurements and an inspection determine whether piers are the right fix, how many the home needs, and where they go. You get the findings in writing.
Access and excavation
The crew exposes the footing at each pier location, a small excavation about the size of a bistro table, protecting landscape where possible.
Drive the piers, log the proof
Hydraulic drive heads screw each galvanized pier to depth. Torque and depth are logged on every pier, and driving continues until capacity is verified.
Bracket and transfer the load
Steel brackets connect the piers to the footing, and the home's weight is transferred to stable strata. Where the structure allows, we lift toward level, often closing settlement cracks.
Backfill and verify
Excavations are backfilled, the site is cleaned, and final elevations are compared against the starting survey so you can see exactly what changed.
Anchored to solid ground.
Steel piers screw down through the unstable soil under your home and lock into deep, solid ground. Your home's weight then rests on that, not on shifting clay.
Install Sequence. Technical Illustrations
Five cross-section views of a helical pier installation
Typical Southwest soil profile: topsoil, then expansive clay or undocumented fill, then the dense load-bearing strata our piers anchor into. Pier anatomy: 2-7/8" round shaft, three helical plates at lead section, U-bracket at footing. Drawn to scale.
Helical Piers on our job sites.
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Helical Piers on a real project.
Helical piers carry your home past the unstable clay to load bearing strata, and the torque reading on every pier proves it before we transfer a pound of weight.
Care and expertise from a team that's been doing this since 2011.
When the fix is helical piers, the installer matters as much as the method. Dalinghaus crews handle foundation, concrete, and crawl space work across California, Arizona, and Nevada, and nothing else.
Foundation repair, concrete leveling, and crawl space repair are our entire focus. Not a sideline.
More than 2,000 projects on the clay and desert soils of California, Arizona, and Nevada since 2011.
CSLB License #983851 in California, ROC #330307 in Arizona, and License #0089738 in Nevada. Look us up with the state before we ever set foot on your property.
Warranty terms come in writing with every proposal, and the terms that apply to your job are stated in that job's paperwork. Ask your project specialist during the free evaluation.
Answers to common questions about Helical Piers.
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As deep as the soil demands. Depth is not the target, verified capacity is: the crew advances each pier until its torque reading proves it has reached soil that can carry the engineered load for your home. In our service area that commonly means passing entirely through the surface clay that caused the settlement.
Other foundation repair solutions we install.
Every solution is engineered for a specific soil profile and failure mode. Browse the full toolkit.
Carbon Fiber Reinforcement
Carbon fiber straps bond to a stressed foundation wall and refuse to stretch, so the wall that was slowly losing to soil pressure simply stops moving.
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Deep Foundation Systems
Deep foundation systems skip the surface soil entirely and stand your structure on strata that stopped moving long ago, with each element proving its capacity as it goes in.
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Epoxy & Polyurethane Crack Injection
Epoxy welds a structural crack back into one piece; polyurethane chases water through a wet one and seals it shut. Choosing correctly between them is most of the repair.
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Foundation Underpinning
Underpinning does not patch a settling foundation, it reaches underneath and hands the load to soil that stopped moving long before your house was built.
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Grout Injection (Chemical Grouting)
Chemical grouting injects grout directly into weak, loose ground, bonding the particles into a soil that can finally carry what sits on it, no excavation required.
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Helical Deck Piers
Helical deck piers screw galvanized steel down past the surface clay that heaves and shrinks with the seasons, so your deck stands on ground that has stopped arguing with the weather.
Learn moreFrom free evaluation to installed helical piers.
How a helical piers project moves from diagnosis to completed installation.
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Most foundation problems show early signs. This guide shows you what to look for, what can cause it, and how a lasting repair works, before you call anyone.
- A room by room checklist to walk your home with
- Why soil moves homes in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada
- How piers, foam injection and lifts actually work
- What a clear written proposal should include
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