You know that the foundation of a building gives it a solid base to stand on. The type of foundation you’re most familiar with is called a shallow foundation, because it doesn’t extend very deep into the earth. A deep foundation is a foundation that’s deeper in the ground than a shallow foundation, to provide more stability to a building that’s constructed on soft or shifting ground.
Deep foundations are especially important for buildings that are on or near water and sand, exactly what you find on the shores of the Great Lakes.
We use the following structures in our deep foundation work:
- Caissons are watertight retaining structures.
- Auger cast piles are formed by drilling a hole in the ground and filling it with concrete or grout, which can also be reinforced with steel. We can install large, high-capacity auger cast friction piles.
- Helical piers are piles or columns that look somewhat like giant screws, to hold their place in the ground. We can install low- and high-capacity helical piers.
- Micropiles are steel piles of small diameter.
- Displacement piles are driven into the ground without removing soil.
- Friction piles are columns that stay in place due to friction between the pile and the surrounding ground.
Does your property require deep foundations? Contact us today.
