Foundation problems, helical pier install

[oldsports_]

Anyone use The Foundation Specialist, United Dynamics or similar companies?
My basement walls are cracking, brick on house is cracking on front and back above cracks in wall.

 

[812scottj]

You should move

 

[vhcat70]

Have you looked into adding support piers? I have a dozen+.

 

[oldsports_]

Have you looked into adding support piers? I have a dozen+.

Yes, TFS wants 42000 for 13

 

[vhcat70]

^ Ours go back 20 years or so. Were $1000-1200 each then.

 

[oldsports_]

^ Ours go back 20 years or so. Were $1000-1200 each then.

Just got another quote, 18900 for 11 piers.
Are you happy with yours?

 

[vhcat70]

Not sure happy is the right word, but the foundation is stabilized as best I can tell since they were put in.

My piers are plates bolted to the foundation & then piers attached to them that were somehow pressurized to drive them down to firm ground & hell there as they lifted the foundation itself.

 

[Wesley91581]

Not sure happy is the right word, but the foundation is stabilized as best I can tell since they were put in.

My piers are plates bolted to the foundation & then piers attached to them that were somehow pressurized to drive them down to firm ground & hell there as they lifted the foundation itself.

Yup not exactly ideal but my old house had about a dozen and like you said pressurized to secure the foundation.