Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Fixing the Chimney!

These homeowners loved their beautiful, ceiling tall, very very heavy chimney. One of the reasons they purchased their home in the first place. The unfortunate reality is that the chimney was too heavy for the kind of foundation and support the builders originally had installed. Being able to see cracks in the flooring inside as well as the concrete patio outside surrounding the chimney they decided to give Frontier Basement Systems a call for a free inspection. Together with the homeowners it was decided that Push Piers were the right solution for this home.

Cracks in the floors.

The chimney is so heavy it was actually causing the floor to crack from the weight.

Cracks in the chimney!

There were also several cracks on the outside of the home where the chimney stood. This is normally a good indication of foundation settlement, the weight of this beautiful chimney only contributed.

Push Piers!

The homeowners decided with the design specialist that push piers were the right solution. Push piers are designed to support and return the home to its original position.