Residential project, Irvine, CA
Ten helical piers and a 30 minute lift brought the back of the home up 3 inches.
The back of this Irvine home had settled about 3 inches over roughly ten years. Ten helical piers stabilized it, and the lift brought the back half of the home up 3 inches in about 30 minutes.
At a glance
- Location
- Irvine, CA
- Problem
- About 3 inches of settlement at the back of the home, over roughly 10 years
- Method
- Helical piers with a hydraulic lift
- Piers
- 10 helical piers
- Install
- All piers installed in two days
- Lift
- 3 inches at the back half of the home, in about 30 minutes
On video
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The challenge
For roughly ten years the back of this home had been settling. Walking through the back room, the slope toward the backyard was plain, and a tennis ball set on the floor rolled straight to the corner. When the settlement was measured, the back of the home was about 3 inches low.
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The approach
The repair plan called for 10 helical piers to stabilize the home and to attempt a lift that would recover most of the 3 inches. Helical piers are turned into the ground beside the footing until they reach soil that can carry the load, then bracketed to the foundation so the home rests on them.
The crew installed all ten piers in two days and had the lift equipment ready.
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The result
The lift took about 30 minutes, and the back half of the home came up 3 inches, recovering the settlement that had been measured. The piers now stabilize the home. The video on this page is that lift.
Crew
Project manager Ryan Reyes. Project consultant Mark Cook.
Does your floor slope toward one side of the home?
A floor that falls away toward one wall is one of the plainest signs of settlement. Schedule a free evaluation and we will measure how far the foundation has moved and explain what it would take to bring it back.
From the site
Lift day, along the wall.
What this means for your home
Noticing a slope in your own home?
Settlement at one end of a home tends to show up first in the floor. If a room feels like it leans toward the yard, a free evaluation measures how far the foundation has moved and what is under it.
We explain what we find and what the appropriate repair would be before anyone talks about a lift. Helical piers are one option; the measurements decide whether they are the right one.
