Model 288 Push Piers Installed at SW Corner

This photo shows three of the fourteen piers that were installed. This is the SW corner of the home foundation.

Foundation Relieved and Model 288 Piers Installed

In this photo you can see the abandoned foundation as it extended from the active foundation of the home. You can see the angled relief cut made in the stem wall and the cut thru the center support footing. The FSI Model 288 resistance piers have been installed.

Limited Space Excavation

The additional foundation wall created a very narrow area to perform the excavation. As evidenced in the photo, only 2'4" existed between the active foundation and the abandoned wall. YSS was able to perform the excavation successfully in order to install the FSI Model 288 resistance pier.

Hydraulic Wall Sawing

In order to separate the abandoned foundation from the active foundation, YSS used a specialized hydraulically powered concrete wall saw to cut through the 8" reinforced concrete wall from the top of the wall to the bottom of the footing. This saw was turning a 24" blade.

Hydraulic Wall Sawing

The 24" blade is able to cut to a depth of 9". Larger blades can be used for deeper depths of cut. The saw uses water to both cool the blade and make dust a non-issue. The cut was continued to the top of the abandoned wall and the active foundation was free to be lifted.

Flush Cut Footings and Model 288 Piers Installed

This photo indicates the attention to detail that Yellowstone Structural Systems puts into their projects. We do not use jackhammers to prepare the footings to accept the brackets. Using jackhammers causes unnecessary damage to the footing and removes more concrete than necessary. The footing locations in the photo were prepared using a flush-cut hydraulic concrete saw that created square and flush cuts. This allows the Model 288 bracket to attach perfectly to the foundation without creating point loads that can be caused by non-uniform surfaces.

Model 288 Resistance Pier and Lift Assembly

This photo shows an FSI model 288 resistance pier installed and equipped with a 20-ton lift cylinder and lift assembly. The hydraulic hose runs to a manifold and then to the hydraulic pump. This allows YSS to conduct the lift procedure uni-formally thereby reduces stress and strain on the foundation system as a whole. Along side the bracket is a Model 288 pier section.

Model 288 Piers Ready for Lift Phase

Four of the thirteen piers that have been installed and equipped with the components required to perform a uniform lift.

North Wall Shear Movement

This photo was taken after the lift process was complete. A horizontal line was drawn before lifting from the active foundation to the abandoned foundation. The cut seen in the photo was made to separate and free the active foundation to move. This section of the home was required to be lifted 1.5" to return it to a state of level. This photo indicates 1.5" of shear movement between the stationary wall and the active wall.

South Wall Shear Movement

This photo was taken after the lift process was complete. This photo illustrates the shear movement at the top of the walls between the active foundation and the abandoned foundation. The cut seen in the photo was made to separate and free the active foundation to move. This section of the home was only required to be lifted 0.5", the importance was to permanently stabilize this area. This photo indicates 0.5" of shear movement between the stationary wall and the active wall.

Foundation Wall Relief Cut and Movement

This photo illustrates the angled relief cut that was made to relieve the load off the active foundation and was taken after the foundation was lifted. You can see evidence of the movement in two instances. The top of the wall was once flush and continuous, the section attached to the active foundation is now 0.5" higher. Additionally, there is greater separation between the two wall sections at the saw cut line.

This photo shows three of the fourteen piers that were installed. This is the SW corner of the home foundation.

This photo shows three of the fourteen piers that were installed. This is the SW corner of the home foundation.