FOUNDATION REPAIR

Structural Foundation Repairs and Leveling

Slab Jacker Construction can stabilize and raise your settled foundation. We use advanced repair methods to ensure your foundation is safe and solid. Our goal is to find the best foundation repair solution to at the best rates. If your foundation has any of these warning signs it may need to be stabilized:
Slab Jacker Construction can stabilize and raise your settled foundation. We use advanced repair methods to ensure your foundation is safe and solid. Our goal is to find the best foundation repair solution to at the best rates. If your foundation has any of these warning signs it may need to be stabilized:
Foundation Raising - Using A Jackhammer To Drill Into Wall in Knoxsville, TN
Exterior Warning Signs
  • Wall Rotation
  • Separation around garage door, windows and/or walls
  • Cracked bricks
  • Broken and/or cracked foundation
  • Displaced Moldings
Interior Warning Signs
  • Misaligned or Sticking Doors and Windows
  • Cracked sheetrock
  • Cracks in Floor

Stabilization Process for Foundations and Chimneys

First, the settled section of the foundation is excavated to a depth equal to the bottom of the existing foundation footer and to a width of 24 to 36 inches, which varies by application. Next, a rebar mat is anchored to the existing footer. Then concrete is poured into the ditch effectively adding to and widening the existing footer. This spreads the weight of the building out over a wider area. After the new concrete has cured for at least one week the footer is drilled with 1.25 inch holes and the grout mixture is pumped under the footer at low pressure. Once the soil is compacted the grout becomes pressurized and lifts the footer and building back into place. After the lifting process is complete the excavated area is back-filled and graded to a "tractor grade" standard. The property owner is responsible for final landscaping.
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