Pier & Beam Repair for Griffin homeowners
Griffin's mill-village housing and fifties ranches sit on shallow pier foundations with brick or block columns. Those piers were built for the loads they carry and set close to the surface, which puts them right in the layer of clay that changes most with the weather.
That clay holds water against the foundation for a week or more after rain and swells when it does. So the perimeter piers move seasonally while the interior ones stay put, and the difference between them shows up as a floor that dips or slopes. Meanwhile the damp perimeter softens sill plates and joist ends.
The repair addresses both halves. Piers get reset on new footings taken below the seasonally active clay, failed sill and girder sections get replaced, joists get sistered, and steel supports carry spans that need help. Perimeter drainage goes in so the clay near the house stops loading and unloading.
The scope is fixed before we start on a Griffin 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
