Carolina Foundation Solutions

Carolina Foundation Solutions has been serving the Carolinas since 2002. During this span we have encountered many chimney foundation problems. These foundation problems include leaning, cracked, settled, or separated chimneys along with many other foundation related chimney problems. A chimney typically consists of a large load in a small area, therefore when soil movements occur below or around a residence it is quite common to find that the chimneys are affected.

Solutions:

Underpinning Helical Piers

Carolina Foundation Solutions is a certified AB Chance helical pier installer and is one of the original installers of helical piers in the Carolinas. Helical piers have been used for centuries and are referred to as many names such as, helical piles, screw piles, helical anchors, etc. The helical piers are typically the most ideal type of solution for stabilizing chimneys due to the characteristics of the native soils throughout the Carolinas and capabilities of the helical pier systems. They are fast and easy to install and create minimum disturbance to the property and create little noise and vibration. Because the helical pier system will support your foundation or chimney, Carolina Foundation Solutions uses only the best and most dependable material. . . AB Chance Helical Pile (pier) Foundation Systems. AB Chance has been the international leading manufacturer of steel anchoring and piling since 1912 and sets the standards for the helical pier and foundation repair material industry. Find more information about AB Chance helical piers at http://www.abchance.com/helical/.

Advantages of using the helical pier systems:

• The installation process is typically fast and easy, and it allows immediate loading.
• Provides instant torque-to-capacity feedback, which is not possible with push pier systems and some micro-pile systems.
• Requires very little excavation.
• No heavy equipment is required for the installation.
• There is no vibration created and no need for concrete to cure, as required during the installation of the micro-pile systems.
• It is environmentally friendly.
• The AB Chance systems are pre-engineered and backed by more than 80 years of structural engineering experience.