Leaning chimney
When a chimney starts to come away from the house (and it happens more often then you might think), you will need to either tear it down and rebuild or fix it. What's great about the DryZone solution is that it costs less then a rebuild and you get to keep the original chimney with all its charm.
Measuring the gap
The gap between the house and the leaning chimney is large enough to stick your hand into. When it gets this big it can actually fall over. Immediate action needs to be taken, so the homeowner called DryZone to come fix it.
Making room for the helical piers
Our crew digs a hole to see how deep the footer on this chimney goes. Once they decide where the brackets will go, they begin the process of installing the helical piers.
Bracket for the new helical foundation pier
The crews chip off the edges of the footer to allow the bracket to rest under the weight of the heavy structure. In this case they used 2 helical piers to support the heavy chimney.
Lifting the chimney
As soon as they are satisfied that the piers are deep enough, they attach the lifting equipment. Each house or structure is treated differently and this homeowner wanted us to attempt to lift the chimney back into place.
No more cracks or gaps in the chimney
Now that the chimney is properly supported, the gap actually closes up. The homeowner can rest easy at night knowing that his chimney won't fall down in the middle of the night.