Hebron, MD slab floors sinking into the ground

  Recently a homeowner called us and told us about her foundation problem. She was noticing the floor dipping and sagging in various spots. She called a few places and they told her that since she didn’t have a crawlspace or basement, they couldn’t help her. Luckily she gave us a call and we came right out to do a free inspection. She told us all about the other two guys who couldn’t do anything. When our inspector, Bill, took a look he confirmed that the house sits on a slab directly on top of the ground. This meant that her living room floor was resting directly on top of a few inches of concrete. The concrete had broken in spots and was settling unevenly. Bill walked about and pointed out how some areas were noticeably lower than others. She was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to help, but that’s when Bill started talking about our slab pier system.

  The slab pier is a lot like the push pier, except that it can be placed away from the footer. If the center of your home is sinking and there is no way to get underneath and fix it, we have to push a few slab piers in the ground and raise the floor back up.

  Our new homeowner sat with Bill and he explained how each pier would be installed. Some areas wouldn’t necessarily need to be pushed, but the living room would be the primary focus. She really liked that the piers came with a huge warranty and the DryZone had installed many similar projects in the past. She felt confident with DryZone and decided to move forward.

  When our production crew arrived at the home to do the installation, the foreman explained everything again, and they began to work. They removed the ruined carpet and cut the holes in the concrete slab. Each pier was pushed in the ground until our foreman was satisfied with the resistance levels. After the piers were at the required depth, he placed brackets on the top end of the pier and joined them to the underside of the floor. The homeowner stood and watched from the other room as her floor slowly lifted back up to level. She was really impressed. Each hole was completed and the foreman walked around and measured the room to make sure it was level. He then had the crew close and fill in the holes. The homeowner was thrilled that she could sit down and not have to worry about the floor sinking on her. She even chuckled, telling the guys that she had been looking for an excuse to get new carpet.