Helical Piers are the right choice for stopping settlement in
Commercial Buildings Fast installations, High capacities in limited access areas. In West Virginia alone helical piers have been used to stop settlement in Commercial Show Rooms, Auto Parts Stores, Truck Part Stores, Churches, Post offices, Fast Food Restaurants, Convenience Stores, Arenas and Stadiums & Industrial sites. McCloy Construction Company was able to lift a complete church, steeple and stained glass windows over 1 1/2". At this point the engineers and church staff elected to hold the structure. After five years of monitoring, no movement was noted.
McCloy Construction Company stabilized an entire convenience store building from settling. The 40' x 80' building was constructed on a fill site. All four walls were moving along with the gas lines being pulled apart. We installed a series of 57 helical piers around the entire building and placed hydraulic jacks on top of each pier to lift the building off the poor soil. Engineers were able to place their arms under the footers when the building was lifted. Monitors were placed on the building to ensure no further movement. After heavy snows brought down complete buildings in this area, this building showed no signs of any movement
Multi-story structure, poor soil, deep foundations required?
Pour footings the first construction day with HELICAL PIER Foundation Systems. Fast becoming a standard of practice for multi-story structures where deepened foundations are required. Our high-capacity steel anchors install at critical bearing points and tie to reinforcing bars before you pour.
Case study picture High capacities loads were required inside an existing building. Access was limited to the opening size of a dump truck, no large equipment was capable of installing any deep foundations. Helical piers were installed using a back hoe. Load tests proved over 100 kips.
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