440chevy
Well-Known Member
For some reason these past 2 summers we have been fixing quite a few houses that are sliding down into lakes. The one we are on right now is a few years away from taking a dive into lake superior. The home owner had two over contractors look at it and both told him they could give him a bid to demo the place...:beatsme.
We started using helical piers last year though and they are proving to be a lifesaver, we can't seem to keep them stocked in our warehouse. In this case we drilled them down to bedrock and supported the footing on the lake side of the house. You can see them in the 2nd picture. Other then that we just have to dig out all the clay and pour a concrete wall on the bedrock, easy stuff. My brother has been swinging it up to me with our 200 and I load it into trucks with the 120. Been a lot of fog rolling in off the lake so some of the pictures aren't very good.
We started using helical piers last year though and they are proving to be a lifesaver, we can't seem to keep them stocked in our warehouse. In this case we drilled them down to bedrock and supported the footing on the lake side of the house. You can see them in the 2nd picture. Other then that we just have to dig out all the clay and pour a concrete wall on the bedrock, easy stuff. My brother has been swinging it up to me with our 200 and I load it into trucks with the 120. Been a lot of fog rolling in off the lake so some of the pictures aren't very good.