Residential project, Anaheim, CA
A settling home and the retaining walls beneath it, planned in two phases.
The back of a 10,000 square foot Anaheim home had settled several inches. Phase one put vertical helical piers in under the interior of the house. Phase two was planned as helical tieback anchors and whaler beams along the multi-level retaining walls that hold up the backyard and the home.
At a glance
- Location
- Anaheim, CA
- Home
- 10,000 square foot home
- Problem
- Back of the home settled several inches
- Below the home
- Multi-level retaining walls holding up the backyard
- Phase one
- Vertical helical piers, interior of the home
- Phase two
- Helical tieback anchors and whaler beams along the walls
- Timeline
- Phase one July 2024, phase two to follow
- Consultant
- Brian Dalinghaus
On video
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The challenge
The back side of this 10,000 square foot Anaheim home was sinking. It had settled several inches, and it needed to be stabilized before the home saw more and more damage.
The house does not stand on flat ground. Multi-level retaining walls hold up the backyard and the home, and the plan covered those walls too, in a second phase.
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The approach
The work was split into two phases. In phase one the crew installed vertical helical piers on the interior of the home. A helical pier is a steel shaft with helix plates that is turned into the ground until it reaches soil that can carry the load, and the foundation is then attached to it.
On July 25, 2024 we caught Joe and his crew installing the last of the phase one piers. With those in, the crew moved to the multi-level retaining walls that hold up the backyard and the home.
Phase two was planned as helical tieback anchors and whaler beams along the walls, which are covered in murals. In general terms, a helical tieback anchor is turned into the soil behind a wall and tensioned, and a whaler beam is the steel beam that spreads the hold of the anchors along the wall.
Crew
Project consultant Brian Dalinghaus. Project manager and foreman Joe Delgado.
Is the back of your home settling?
Sticking doors, sloping floors and cracks that keep widening are worth having looked at. A free evaluation tells you whether the foundation is moving and what it would take to stabilize it.
From the site
The home, the terraces and the mural walls from the air.
What this means for your home
Talk to us about a settling home.
Every home and every lot is different, and the right repair follows from what is actually moving. Helical piers went in under this home, and tieback anchors and whaler beams were the plan for the walls beneath it. Your home may need one, both, or something else.
Schedule a free evaluation. You get a straightforward recommendation and the reasons behind it, and the decision stays yours.
