From Evolution to Revolution

Older technologies and techniques represented the right options for their times. Today, however, if your foundation repair contractor is not using the Cable Lock™ ST Plus System, you (and your home) are “settling” for less than the best.

Other Foundation Repair Methods

Causes of Foundation Problems

Evolution of Foundation Repair

About the Cable Lock™ ST Plus System

Cable Lock™ ST Plus Installation Process

About the Hybrid Piling System

Hybrid Piling Installation Process

Lifetime Transferable Warranty

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Concrete Pad

Advantages

• Quick and inexpensive

Disadvantages

• Shallow depth
• Moves as soil moves
• Short–term solution

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Drilled Piers

Advantages

• Adequate solution when properly installed
• Depth can be verified
• Soils can be visually checked
• Concrete can be steel reinforced

Disadvantages

• Most failures caused by improper installations
• Soils are not properly identified
• Takes 2–4 weeks to complete installation
• Can cause expensive loss of plants due to long installation times
• Same design used for all structures

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Helical Piers

Advantages

• Performance in tension and compression allowing for both foundations underpinning and wall anchoring
• No concrete needed
• Wide variety of applications

Disadvantages

• Steel shafts have strength limitations
• Pier buckling
• Load of the structure cannot determine depth requirements
• Corrosive soils can have long–term affects on steel shaft
• Bracket does not always fit

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Driven Steel Piers

Advantages

• Speed and ease of installation
• Load can be tested
• Depth can be achieved

Disadvantages

• Material costs are high
• May require break–out of a portion of the foundation footer
• Potential future material corrosion

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Simple Pressed Pilings

Advantages

• Depth requirement can be determined by load of structure
• Soils are tested during pile driving
• Concrete tested under load it is supporting
• Concrete cylinders allow for a quicker job

Disadvantages

• Problems getting below the weather affected zone in difficult soils and on light structures
• No reinforcement allows buckling

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Cable Lock™ Plus

Advantages

• The best solution for foundation repair available today
• Combines the advantage of the bell-bottom pier with the convenience of the pilings
• Support and rigidity of this procedure make it superior to other foundation repair methods currently available
• Reliability allows the installer to give a lifetime guarantee

Disadvantages

• NONE