Foundation Repair

Why let the problems continue to cause your home and property further damage; damage that will not only cost you more money in repairs but dramatically lowers the value of your property.

Our Grip-Tite® products offer the complete scope of foundation repair and settlement products that will fix or repair any foundation settlement issue.

COMMON SYMPTOMS

  • Cracks in drywall
  • Bowing walls
  • Crack in concrete basement walls
  • Sticking windows & doors
  • Sagging or flexing floors over crawlspace
  • Wet & damp crawlspace
  • Cracks in mortar
  • Basement slab floor not level
  • Cracks in slab floors

Foundation Repair Services

  • Wall Anchor System
  • Push Pier System
  • Helical Pile System
  • Crawlspace Stabilizer
  • Slab Pier System
  • Helical Tiebacks
  • Wall Straightener

Wall Anchor System

The Grip-Tite Wall Anchor System utilizes proven engineering methods to secure and stabilize deteriorating basement walls. Bowed, cracked or leaning basement walls are a sign that something is going very wrong with the structural integrity of your property. This issue occurs from too much water buildup against the walls or soil of your property causing hydrostatic pressure. This pressure then forces the foundation wall inward. What’s more, the Wall Anchor System works on any kind of basement wall; concrete block, clay block, poured concrete, timber, or stone.

This system consists of an interior wall plate, an exterior soil anchor and a connecting steel rod to stabilize foundation walls by counteracting pressure exerted against the wall. The Grip-Tite Manufacturing Co. Wall Anchor Systems are available in multiple configurations to allow for the best solution to be installed at your property.

This is a property owner’s alternative to completely removing and rebuilding basement walls that have become cracked, leaning or bowed as a result of pressures exceeding the allowable design capacity of the wall.

Grip-Tite Wall Anchors are spaced in different locations along a wall and rod extenders can be used to avoid decks, flowerbeds and other landscaping.

ADVANTAGES

  • In most cases can straighten a wall (over time) without excavation
  • Limited disturbance to lawn and landscape
  • Low-profile wall plate can be easily painted or finished over
  • Counteracts pressure on the wall without causing damage to structure (does not rely on the floor joists or wood framing as the reaction)
  • Will stabilize bowed, leaning and sheared walls
  • Patented product can only be installed by Manufacturer-Certified Installers

Push Pier System

The Grip-Tite Foundation Push Pier System is used to fix foundation settlement, and the impact onto the foundation and structure. The Push Pier System uses steel tubes that utilize the weight of the structure to hydraulically drive the piers to bedrock or other competent load-bearing strata. The piers are spaced a maximum of 6 feet apart and are used to level or stabilize an existing foundation. Once the tubes are driven to bedrock or the competent load-bearing strata, the load of the structure is fully transferred to the pier through an underpinning bracket that is positioned under the footing. The structure is now stabilized to prevent any further settlement.

ADVANTAGES

  • End-bearing pier does not rely on friction for capacity
  • Each pier load is tested during installation
  • Ability to reach greater depths using a starter tube with friction collar
  • High-strength steel pier sections and sleeved couplings have high resistance to bending
  • Long life span, resistance to corrosion (design life in moderate soils is more than 100 years)
  • Available with hot-dipped galvanized coating for added corrosion resistance.

Helical Pile System

Helical piles (also known as helical piers) are used to repair an existing structure and also for new construction in place of micropiles, caissons, geopiers or other deep foundation systems. They can also be used instead of an over-excavation method. The helical pile can be both time and cost-effective.

When helical piles are used to repair an existing structure, they are “screwed” into the soil until a pre-determined torque is reached. A bracket is then placed on the steel shaft and positioned under the footing of the structure, transferring the load of the structure to the helical piers. The structure can then be stabilized or lifted back level.

Helical Piles have been in use for almost 200 years, and more recently have become more popular with engineers and contractors and used often in place of more costly alternatives.

ADVANTAGES

  • Lead sections and extensions can be configured to achieve design depth and capacity
  • Minimal excavation required around foundation area
  • Installs quickly with small or handheld equipment
  • Vibration-free installation
  • Piles can be driven throughout the year
  • Installs in areas with limited or tight access without generating spoils

Crawlspace Stabilizer

The Grip-Tite Crawlspace Stabilizer is a reliable and heavy-duty solution for sagging floor joists and unsupported beams. The Stabilizer levels and stabilizes existing support beams and floor joists with minimal disturbance to surrounding areas. The product is versatile and can be fitted to various heights—allowing it to be used in crawlspaces as well as full basements.

The Grip-Tite Crawlspace Stabilizer is made of high strength steel with adjustable rod, and sturdy steel plates to work in most any application. The Stabilizer can be installed quickly without an excessive amount of excavation.

ADVANTAGES

  • Cost-competitive versus other jack-post or lally column alternatives
  • Stabilizer spacing can be adjusted to assure stresses in beam joists and soils are within acceptable limits
  • High capacity steel columns can be fitted to desired length
  • Pre-drilled holes in steel plate allow for connection to beam or floor joists
  • Provides supplemental support of an axial load of up to 30,000 lbs
  • Works with crushed stone, or concrete base to support and transfer load

Slab Pier System

The solution for settled, uneven concrete floors or a failing concrete slab is the Grip-Tite Slab Pier System. The Slab Pier System utilizes high-strength tube steel to extend support of the slab to below the active soils. A reinforced concrete bulb is then created at each pier location beneath the slab to provide uniform bearing support and to effectively transfer the load from the slab, to the top of the pier, and to the deeper competent soils.

With the Grip-Tite Slab Pier System, heavy duty steel brackets are attached to the failed slab and steel piers driven beneath to stable soil strata. Utilizing hydraulic equipment, the concrete slab is lifted to the appropriate level, stabilized and the bracket is removed.

ADVANTAGES

  • Floor slabs can be leveled and stabilized without the mess and inconvenience of replacement
  • Installation does not require the use of heavy equipment
  • Can be installed in areas of limited access and throughout the year
  • Cost effective solution for settled, uneven concrete floors and slabs
  • Available with hot-dipped galvanized coating for added corrosion resistance
  • Alternate application to traditional slab raising

Helical Tiebacks

Helical Tiebacks are great products to act as supplemental support to Push Pier Systems and Helical Pile Systems, or as standalone products in various types of applications. The Helical Tieback System is designed to mitigate the horizontal pressure that can be present in many situations.

Similar in concept to the Grip-Tite Wall Anchor System, the Grip-Tite Manufacturing Co. Helical Tieback System utilizes proven engineering methods to secure and stabilize structures from horizontal soil pressures. A Helical Tieback can be tied to a Push Pier System and a Helical Pile System to act as supplemental support when needed, and can also be used in retaining wall and other applications as well.

ADVANTAGES

  • Minimal to no excavation required
  • Clean installation—no messy grout
  • Can be installed in all weather conditions

Wall Straightener

Wall Straightener products are available in multiple configurations to be fitted and specific to each application. Similar to the Grip-Tite Manufacturing Co. Wall Anchor System, the Wall Straightener products are engineered to counteract bowed, cracked or leaning basement walls. The permanent, effective solution provides support and repair to compromised walls and restores the integrity of the foundation. Installation occurs on the inside of the structure—no excavation required.

ADVANTAGES

  • Internal installation—no excavation required
  • Alternate application to earth anchoring products

Foundation Repair Services

Wall Anchor System

The Grip-Tite Wall Anchor System utilizes proven engineering methods to secure and stabilize deteriorating basement walls. Bowed, cracked or leaning basement walls are a sign that something is going very wrong with the structural integrity of your property. This issue occurs from too much water buildup against the walls or soil of your property causing hydrostatic pressure. This pressure then forces the foundation wall inward. What’s more, the Wall Anchor System works on any kind of basement wall; concrete block, clay block, poured concrete, timber, or stone.

This system consists of an interior wall plate, an exterior soil anchor and a connecting steel rod to stabilize foundation walls by counteracting pressure exerted against the wall. The Grip-Tite Manufacturing Co. Wall Anchor Systems are available in multiple configurations to allow for the best solution to be installed at your property.

This is a property owner’s alternative to completely removing and rebuilding basement walls that have become cracked, leaning or bowed as a result of pressures exceeding the allowable design capacity of the wall.

Grip-Tite Wall Anchors are spaced in different locations along a wall and rod extenders can be used to avoid decks, flowerbeds and other landscaping.

ADVANTAGES

  • In most cases can straighten a wall (over time) without excavation
  • Limited disturbance to lawn and landscape
  • Low-profile wall plate can be easily painted or finished over
  • Counteracts pressure on the wall without causing damage to structure (does not rely on the floor joists or wood framing as the reaction)
  • Will stabilize bowed, leaning and sheared walls
  • Patented product can only be installed by Manufacturer-Certified Installers
Push Pier System

The Grip-Tite Foundation Push Pier System is used to fix foundation settlement, and the impact onto the foundation and structure. The Push Pier System uses steel tubes that utilize the weight of the structure to hydraulically drive the piers to bedrock or other competent load-bearing strata. The piers are spaced a maximum of 6 feet apart and are used to level or stabilize an existing foundation. Once the tubes are driven to bedrock or the competent load-bearing strata, the load of the structure is fully transferred to the pier through an underpinning bracket that is positioned under the footing. The structure is now stabilized to prevent any further settlement.

ADVANTAGES

  • End-bearing pier does not rely on friction for capacity
  • Each pier load is tested during installation
  • Ability to reach greater depths using a starter tube with friction collar
  • High-strength steel pier sections and sleeved couplings have high resistance to bending
  • Long life span, resistance to corrosion (design life in moderate soils is more than 100 years)
  • Available with hot-dipped galvanized coating for added corrosion resistance.
Helical Pile System

Helical piles (also known as helical piers) are used to repair an existing structure and also for new construction in place of micropiles, caissons, geopiers or other deep foundation systems. They can also be used instead of an over-excavation method. The helical pile can be both time and cost-effective.

When helical piles are used to repair an existing structure, they are “screwed” into the soil until a pre-determined torque is reached. A bracket is then placed on the steel shaft and positioned under the footing of the structure, transferring the load of the structure to the helical piers. The structure can then be stabilized or lifted back level.

Helical Piles have been in use for almost 200 years, and more recently have become more popular with engineers and contractors and used often in place of more costly alternatives.

ADVANTAGES

  • Lead sections and extensions can be configured to achieve design depth and capacity
  • Minimal excavation required around foundation area
  • Installs quickly with small or handheld equipment
  • Vibration-free installation
  • Piles can be driven throughout the year
  • Installs in areas with limited or tight access without generating spoils
Crawlspace Stabilizer

The Grip-Tite Crawlspace Stabilizer is a reliable and heavy-duty solution for sagging floor joists and unsupported beams. The Stabilizer levels and stabilizes existing support beams and floor joists with minimal disturbance to surrounding areas. The product is versatile and can be fitted to various heights—allowing it to be used in crawlspaces as well as full basements.

The Grip-Tite Crawlspace Stabilizer is made of high strength steel with adjustable rod, and sturdy steel plates to work in most any application. The Stabilizer can be installed quickly without an excessive amount of excavation.

ADVANTAGES

  • Cost-competitive versus other jack-post or lally column alternatives
  • Stabilizer spacing can be adjusted to assure stresses in beam joists and soils are within acceptable limits
  • High capacity steel columns can be fitted to desired length
  • Pre-drilled holes in steel plate allow for connection to beam or floor joists
  • Provides supplemental support of an axial load of up to 30,000 lbs
  • Works with crushed stone, or concrete base to support and transfer load
Slab Pier System

The solution for settled, uneven concrete floors or a failing concrete slab is the Grip-Tite Slab Pier System. The Slab Pier System utilizes high-strength tube steel to extend support of the slab to below the active soils. A reinforced concrete bulb is then created at each pier location beneath the slab to provide uniform bearing support and to effectively transfer the load from the slab, to the top of the pier, and to the deeper competent soils.

With the Grip-Tite Slab Pier System, heavy duty steel brackets are attached to the failed slab and steel piers driven beneath to stable soil strata. Utilizing hydraulic equipment, the concrete slab is lifted to the appropriate level, stabilized and the bracket is removed.

ADVANTAGES

  • Floor slabs can be leveled and stabilized without the mess and inconvenience of replacement
  • Installation does not require the use of heavy equipment
  • Can be installed in areas of limited access and throughout the year
  • Cost effective solution for settled, uneven concrete floors and slabs
  • Available with hot-dipped galvanized coating for added corrosion resistance
  • Alternate application to traditional slab raising
Helical Tiebacks

Helical Tiebacks are great products to act as supplemental support to Push Pier Systems and Helical Pile Systems, or as standalone products in various types of applications. The Helical Tieback System is designed to mitigate the horizontal pressure that can be present in many situations.

Similar in concept to the Grip-Tite Wall Anchor System, the Grip-Tite Manufacturing Co. Helical Tieback System utilizes proven engineering methods to secure and stabilize structures from horizontal soil pressures. A Helical Tieback can be tied to a Push Pier System and a Helical Pile System to act as supplemental support when needed, and can also be used in retaining wall and other applications as well.

ADVANTAGES

  • Minimal to no excavation required
  • Clean installation—no messy grout
  • Can be installed in all weather conditions
Wall Straightener

Wall Straightener products are available in multiple configurations to be fitted and specific to each application. Similar to the Grip-Tite Manufacturing Co. Wall Anchor System, the Wall Straightener products are engineered to counteract bowed, cracked or leaning basement walls. The permanent, effective solution provides support and repair to compromised walls and restores the integrity of the foundation. Installation occurs on the inside of the structure—no excavation required.

ADVANTAGES

  • Internal installation—no excavation required
  • Alternate application to earth anchoring products

About Us

We do the job right the first time with integrity & professionalism

Absolute Foundation Repair is a family owned business, where construction services go back three generations. For decades, the McCormick family have been helping homeowners with excavation, utility services, storm water solutions and drainage. Working closely with homeowners over the years, we recognized many were in need of permanent foundation repair solutions. That’s where Absolute Foundation Repair began and continues to help homeowners.

At Absolute Foundation Repair, we realize it is frustrating and stressful having to deal with a foundation that needs repairs. We work one on one with you to evaluate and find an affordable solution to your foundation problems. We work hard for our customers. We are honest and upfront about all costs and time involved in repairing your foundation. We will be there when we say we are going to be there. We do the job right the first time with integrity and professionalism.

We use the latest technologies from level surveying, geotechnical soil sampling and engineered pier installation and placement. At Absolute Foundation Repair, our priority is making sure our customers are taken care of. We use the best foundation repair systems on the market. Griptite products have been around for over 95 years. These products are expertly engineered to solve problems related to settling foundations. The pier systems comply with international building codes and come with a 25 year manufacturers warranty. Our repair technicians are Griptite certified installers. We are proud to offer a product backed by years of stability and technology.

We are here to help you move forward in making a custom repair plan that prevents further damage from occurring. As our homes are one of our greatest investments, we offer you peace of mind as we work together in finding affordable, permanent solutions.

Testimonials

Our home had water in the basement and problems with cracking sheet rock. We had multiple foundation contractors give us bids in repairing and fixing our foundation. All wanting to go with push piers. Absolute foundation repair suggested soil sampling before moving forward. So glad we had the sampling done. It showed we had heaving soil’s and push peers wasn’t the solution. This saved us thousands of dollars as we were able to fix our home on our own. Dusty helped us by loaning us needed equipment to make some of the repairs. We appreciated his honesty and finding the best way to repair our home.

Michelle Richens | June 2019

What a remarkable company! The professionals at Absolute Foundation Repair were able to diagnose not only the problem with my foundation but also problems with both my plumbing and HVAC systems (problems three different plumbers mis-diagnosed). These gentlemen really know their stuff! They were prompt, efficient, courteous, thorough, and honest. I wouldn’t dream of hiring a different team of foundation specialists. I immediately put them on my list of go-to repair professionals, and you should too!

Meg Sherman | March 2021

We have a beautiful new home that has had some settling issues. Dusty, Dace, and Josh have helped us through this process, one step at a time. They were willing to drive a pier to give us an idea of how far down bedrock was. This helped us know we were on target with approximate depths. Dusty talked with us about options and helped us stay within our budget. Josh and Dace were considerate during the time our family was home. They kept spaces clean and worked hard. I would definitely recommend absolute foundation repair!

Glenns | March 2020

Absolute helped us with a 7 inch lift and stabilization on a home with a full basement. We had a wet winter and spring. They were able to be resourceful and continue working throughout the bad weather. This home had settled because of bad drainage. They were able to come up with a plan to excavate and re-design the landscaping so water will no longer end up around the house.

EZ Executive | March-April 2019

Absolute foundation repair has helped us with three unique projects. Each with specific challenges. The first home they helped us with was in bad shape. It required a 9 inch lift and had lots of interior damage. They did the lift and brought the house back to where it needed to be. They also did a massive excavation to help with surface drainage and slope Stabilization. Happy we were able to work with absolute to save this beautiful home.

EZ Executive | February 2019

Originally we hired another foundation contractor, only to find out the warranty they offered wasn’t any good. Absolute helped us lift a home after dealing with a difficult situation. They help us stay in our original budget and reasonable timeline. They always finish the last detail as new concrete is poured and finished after piers are placed and the home is lifted.

Enlighten LLC | February 2020

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Ready for your next career opportunity? Absolute Foundation Repair has been built on three generations of experience, and we would love to have you join our team! Our experts provide on-the-job training for various foundation repair techniques and procedures. Contact us today for more information!

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