Robbins and Co. can install Grip-Tite® foundation piers to take care of any sinking or settling homes in Beaverton, Gresham, Oregon City, Salem, The Dalles, Vancouver and surrounding areas of Portland Oregon. If your home is experiencing foundation settlement problems, you need to act fast before the problem gets worse – and it will get worse! Foundation settlement is typically caused from the soil surrounding a home. If it’s unstable and filled with moisture, it may sink or settle in strange ways that cause the home above it to sink or settle, as well.

A lot of homeowners want to know what some of the indicators are that they may need foundation settlement repairs. If you notice any of the problems below, you need to get in touch with us as soon as possible:

• Noticeable sagging of one or all sides of a home
• Windows and door frames don’t open or close like they should
• Spaces form between window and door frames and the wall
• Foundation cracks form on the interior and exterior of the home

Grip-Tite® foundation piers can be used to take care of these problems. They will be able to effectively and safely stabilize the home and prevent further settlement. These foundation piers have many advantages over piers from other companies, including the following:

• End-bearing pier doesn’t rely on friction for capacity
• Each foundation pier is tested before the actual installation
• Can reach greater depths than other traditional piers
• High-strength steel pier sections feature sleeved couplings for extra protection against bending during installation
• Available with hot-dipped galvanized coating for better corrosion-resistance

Helical Piers

The helical piers we install from Grip-Tite® can be either square or rounded shafts with one or more helix bearing plates welded to the shaft itself. These foundation piers mimic the look of a screw, and this is why they are “screwed” into the earth during installation. They don’t require much excavation, and they can be used for foundation repair on existing structures or new construction homes. They are a cost-effective and time-saving alternative to other types of foundation repair techniques for settlement.

Push Piers

Grip-Tite’s push piers are used to take care of both minor and severe foundation settlement problems. These piers use steel tubes that utilize the weight of the home to hydraulically push the piers into the soil surrounding a house. The piers are installed a maximum of six feet apart from each other in the soil, and they can be effectively used to level and stabilize the foundation of your sinking home.

Slab Piers

Slab piers from Grip-Tite® can be installed to take care of uneven or settling concrete basement floor cracks in your home. These piers make use of high strength tube steel to extend support of the slab to below the unstable soils surrounding your home. A reinforced concrete bulb is then installed at each pier undernerath the slab to provide the necessary support to level and stabilize it once again. This is a cost-effective solution to foundation settlement that doesn’t require heavy equipment or a lot of digging.

Please feel free to call us for more information about Grip-Tite® foundation piers, or to schedule a consultation. We look forward to talking with you soon!