I have heard of and even seen homes raised for repair and or replacement of crawl space type foundations. Is this even possible for homes that have a poured/floating slab type foundation? Sounds like a nightmare to me.
Kind of what I was thinking, just wasn't sure as this is not my area of expertise.
Fixed for floating foundations are typically pier's If that can fix it nothing can.
Nah, we have a floating slab, and that has held up so far, but we are having to install more piers around the outer walls so we can get everything to stop moving. After that we are going to reinspect the roof and support framing, then start repairs on the brick, dry wall and door frames.
In-laws had this done to level a work shop floor, and were told that it does not work for the foundation's outer perimeter, only the slab.
I had 9 piers put in the along the back of my house before I moved into it. They were all on the perimeter. My parents have I think 21 piers put in their house with around 15 or so inside the slab area. They cut through their floors, set the piers and poured concrete back. My parents ending up buying new carpet and repairing tile through half the house.
I had the foam injection done. Worked very well but, as mentioned, it will not lift the outer foundation, only level the interior slab.
If anyone is thinking of building a home in OK, get a structural engineer to design your slab and foundation and make sure the engineer is reputable and will stand by his design. Trust me, 41 piers and several adjustments and foam injection is a pain and a LOT more expensive!
If anyone is thinking of building a home in OK, get a structural engineer to design your slab and foundation and make sure the engineer is reputable and will stand by his design. Trust me, 41 piers and several adjustments and foam injection is a pain and a LOT more expensive!
