The Advantages of Bell Bottom Piers

There are major differences among the various methods of foundation repair. As a homeowner this data clearly delineates for you the strengths and weaknesses of the several methods commonly used in the residential foundation repair in the state of Texas. It shows that Dawson Foundation Repair’s method is the best.

Briefly, the bell bottom pier method can be described as support structures – drilled-into-the stable-soil, steel-reinforced, single-unit, concrete piers with a distinctive “foot” shaped like a bell that gives it a superior performance advantages over the other methods. Other methods use segmented concrete cylinders (or steel) hydraulically pushed into the ground and are sometimes connected with a cable running from the bottom segment to the top segment.

Bell Bottom Pier is the foundation repair method used on numerous structures in which the engineers and builders do not want to have foundation issues: very expensive homes, multiple story commercial buildings, bridges and overpasses and even facilities where no one wants to have a structural failure, like petrochemical facilities that are built on the same clay soil as your home.

Bell Bottom Piers are measured by strength (load capacity) and performance. In studies by structural engineers and reports from professional engineers, the data denotes the superior advantages bell bottom piers have over all other methods. Regarding strength, the chart below shows that drilled piers with bell bottoms (Belled Shafts) have a significant advantage over the other methods.

The performance of bell bottom piers offers other advantages that have been studied and reported. According to a report issued by Professional Engineer John B. Thornton bell bottom piers perform better because the large 22 inch bell bottom foot provides solid support in the soil, the bell bottom foot anchors the pier against uplift, they have increased lateral strength provided by steel reinforcing rods and the lack of stress on the existing home during installation of the piers.

This method is proven, tested and permanent. Foundation repair for your home should include all three qualities. You can find them at Dawson Foundation Repair where we’ve been using the bell bottom method since 1984.

Dawson Foundation Repair installs only Bell Bottom Piers for homeowners and commercial property owners. Read what this Sugar Land, TX customer said in her testimonial comments.