Are you having trouble finding the right foundation for your garage, shed, house, or barn? Finding the right way to support your structure on uneven terrain can be frustrating. With concrete piers, you can focus the support on the specific areas that need extra attention. Rest assured, your structure will remain in place even when the soil shifts.
We want you to feel reassured that your structure is supported. With our decades of experience in concrete pier installation, we’ll do the job right so that your concrete piers will last for years. Request a free quote if you’re ready to start planning your concrete pier project. All concrete pier installations include the excavations for the piers and the 30” or 36″ deep concrete piers.
When To Choose Concrete Piers
The most common reasons to choose concrete piers are for structures with load bearing posts or to meet frost-proofing requirements. Concrete piers provide additional support at each load-bearing wall. It’s also important to check your local building codes. Some townships may require piers at each corner of your shed.
Concrete piers are still an excellent choice for any structure. They provide focused support to the areas that need the most protection. Concrete piers are the way to go if you’re looking to build a foundation on a slope or any other sort of uneven terrain.
What Are Concrete Piers Used For?
Where We Install Concrete Piers
We construct concrete piers throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States. If you’re looking for an affordable concrete pier set up in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, or West Virginia, we’ve got you covered! If you’re unsure if we serve your area, visit our service areas page for more information.
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FAQs
The depth of a concrete pier depends on the soil conditions, load requirements, frost line considerations, and the building codes in your area. Typically, concrete piers should be 36 to 48” deep in regions with frost and 12 to 24” in non-frost areas. All our concrete piers are 30 to 36” deep ensuring that they’re fit for either climate condition.
While both footings and concrete piers are designed to help distribute the weight of a structure evenly, footings serve as the base for foundation walls, concrete piers, or columns. Footings focus on spreading the weight across a larger area while piers target the load down deeper to more stable soil. These two items typically work in tandem.
Yes, concrete piers are a highly effective solution when trying to install a foundation on a slope or in areas with weak soil. If you’re foundation needs concentrated support or needs to be grounded in stronger soil, concrete piers will ground it deeper in the right soil to ensure stability. You won’t have to worry about your foundation not being supported.
To figure out how many piers you need for you foundation, determine the perimeter and interior support line. For example, if you have 24×36’ house and are spacing the piers 8 ft apart, for the two long sides (36/8) you’ll need 4.5 or 5 piers each, so 10 in total. For the two short sides (24/8 = 3, round up to 4), you’ll need 4 piers for each side, or 8 piers in total. If you need interior support (36/8), you’ll need an additional 5 piers, so you’ll need a total of 23 piers for this structure.
A concrete pier is a vertical column-like support that is driven deep into the ground to find stable soil conditions while a concrete foundation is a flat horizontal structure that provides widespread support. Concrete piers are typically selected for projects being built on unstable soil or uneven terrain while foundations are better suited for projects being built on already stable ground.
The size of concrete piers that you’ll need will depend on the structures diameter, the necessary depth, and spacing. So for a small deck that’s 10×20’ and has an average bearing capacity, the diameter is 12 to 18”, the depth of the piers is 24 to 36”, and the piers are to be spaced 6’.
Yes, in fact their design makes them perfect for any structure being built on poor soil conditions. These vertical columns are built to extend as deep into the soil as possible to find an area with strong soil or bedrock. With concrete piers, you can rest assured that your foundation will be stable and last for a long time.
Concrete piers are an excellent choice for supporting elevated structures. Since they extend deep into the ground to reach stable soil, they offer solid and reliable support for an elevated structure. In addition, they can be customized to be any size, making them excellent for making your structure as elevated as you need for possible flooding or pest control.
