Structural
Underpinning with helical and push piers
Tier C · 26 towns covered
Piers driven to stable soil to stop settlement and, where possible, lift the structure back. Helical is usually preferred in sandy coastal soil.
Homeowners here run into this regularly, and the fix depends heavily on what's actually causing it.
How this normally shows up
- Stair-step cracking in block or brick
- A section of the house sitting visibly lower than the rest
- Cracks that keep reopening after being patched
- Gaps appearing between the wall and a chimney or porch
What a contractor will do
Piers are driven or screwed down to soil that can carry the load, then the structure is transferred onto them. In sandy coastal ground helical piers are usually preferred because they can be installed to a verified torque rather than relying on driving resistance.
$10,000 – $50,000 — typical range, not a quote. What your home needs can only be settled by a registered contractor who comes out and looks at it.
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Towns we cover for this
Only the areas where this work actually applies.
Inland mainland
Flat sandy tracts with a high water table. Crawl spaces and slab are the common foundation types here.
Bayfront and lagoon
Dredge-and-fill lagoon communities at low elevation with tidal influence on groundwater.
Long Beach Island
Salt air, timber and concrete pilings, and housing stock split sharply between pre- and post-Sandy.