Foundation Repair Photo Album: Push Pier Installation in Clifton, TN

This customer in Clifton, TN, called Frontier when they noticed cracks and separation on her home's exterior bricks and foundation walls. This is a clear indication that this area of the home was sinking and there was a foundation issue that needed to be addressed before it could get any worse. We installed Push Piers where the home was sinking. Push Piers are made of steel and are driven deep into the soil beneath a foundation to solve settlement problems. Push piers not only stop settlement but lift the foundation back to its original position.

Inward bowing walls

Water-saturated soil can sometimes exert enough pressure to cause foundation walls to bow, bulge or tilt.

Separation on Exterior Walls

When the soils underneath your foundation fail to support the weight of your home, the foundation will begin to settle unevenly, and cracks will appear. As vertical cracks form and the wall or corner of the house begins to rotate, you will typically see cracks that are wider at the top or bottom.

Excavation Process

Excavating the areas where we will be installing the interior push piers.

Pier Installation

At Frontier Foundation & Crawl Space Repair, we recommend installing foundation piers to stabilize, repair, and restore a foundation that's been damaged by issues related to foundation settlement and poor supporting soils.

Piers Driven In

Foundation brackets are secured to the footing, and tubular pier sections are hydraulically driven through each bracket. Pier sections continue to be driven downwards until the piers meet competent strata.

Steel Foundation Brackets

Push piers are made with heavy-duty steel and are connected to your foundation by a steel foundation bracket.

Exterior Push Piers

Push piers connect the foundation to strong, stable soil or bedrock. Foundation piers attach to the base of the foundation with special brackets and extend through settling and unstable soil layers, transferring the weight of your home to competent soils or bedrock.

Installation Process

Push piers connect the house to stable, load-bearing soil or bedrock. Soil with poor load-bearing capacity can give way under the weight of a house. To solve settlement problems, steel push piers are "pushed", or driven, until they reach more stable soil.