Pier & Beam Repair for Fort Valley homeowners
Many of the older houses in Fort Valley stand on piers and beams. Brick or block columns sit on small footings in the dirt, heavy timbers span between them, and the joists and floor rest on top. It is a good system that has held up plenty of homes for close to a century. Its weak points are the footings and the wood.
Footings were often shallow, and wet clay beneath them lets a pier sink or tilt. Shims that were wood have rotted and compressed. Beams have split, sagged or been cut for plumbing. You notice a sloped room, gaps under baseboards, or a floor that pops when you walk across it.
Repair starts under the house with a level survey and a look at every pier. We rebuild or replace failing piers, pour proper footings where needed, swap rotted shims for steel, and reinforce or replace damaged beams. The floor comes back up gradually. Photos show each change, and the price is in writing first.
The scope is fixed before we start on a Fort Valley home, so nothing gets added once the crew is underneath.
- Repairs water and moisture damage
- Reinforces piers and beams
- Levels and stabilizes the structure
- Free, no-pressure consultation
