Concrete Pressed Pilings in Beaumont, TX
Concrete pressed pilings are the most common way a slab house around Beaumont is put back on solid ground. Short precast concrete cylinders are pressed into the earth one on top of the other, using the weight of the house itself, until they reach ground that does not move with the seasons. The house is then lifted onto them. Written quote after we see the house. Call (409) 247-2971.
When pressed pilings are the right choice
Pressed pilings suit most slab houses in Beaumont where the ground below the moving clay is within reach. They cost less per pier than steel, they go in from outside the house, and a row of them along a dropped side of a slab is a well-tried repair here. They are also used under a pier and beam house when one pier keeps sinking and needs something deeper under it.
They are not the answer everywhere. Where the clay keeps moving a long way down, a piling that stops inside that layer goes up and down with it and the repair does not hold. That is when we talk about steel piers instead. The on-site look is where we work out which one your house needs.
How the pilings go in
We dig a hole at the edge of the slab down to the footing at each point that needs support. A precast concrete cylinder is set in the hole and pressed down using the weight of the house on a hydraulic ram. When it is flush with the bottom of the hole, the next one is stacked on top and pressed, and so on until the stack will not go any further. That refusal point tells us it has reached ground that will carry the house. A cap goes on top, the slab is lifted to level and shimmed onto the cap, and the hole is backfilled and the ground regraded.
Where water around the slab is the reason it moved, drainage correction is done on the same job. The full slab repair is described on the slab foundation repair page.
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Pressed pilings and Beaumont clay
The clay under Beaumont swells and shrinks with the weather, and a piling that stops in that layer moves with it. What makes pressed pilings work is getting them past that layer. On some lots that is easy; on others the moving clay goes deep and steel is the better tool. We do not decide that from the office. Our guide to foundation repair on Texas clay explains what is going on under the house.
What concrete pilings cost in Beaumont
Recent jobs in the Beaumont area have run $300 to $500 per pressed piling. A typical slab repair uses a row of them along the side that dropped, so the total depends on how many the house needs. Steel piers, by comparison, have been $1,000 to $2,000 each.
Prices on this page are estimates from previous work. We cannot quote an exact price. The actual cost can be lower or higher depending on the job. The person who knows is the professional who will do the work. You get a written quote after we see the house. The full table is on the cost page.
How to get started
Call (409) 247-2971 with the address and what you have noticed, or send the contact form. We come out, measure the floor levels and look at the foundation, and you get a written quote after we see the house. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation.
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Frequently asked questions
How much do concrete pressed pilings cost in Beaumont?
Recent jobs have run $300 to $500 per piling, and the number of pilings is what sets the total. Prices on this page are estimates from previous work. We cannot quote an exact price. The actual cost can be lower or higher depending on the job. The person who knows is the professional who will do the work. You get a written quote after we see the house.
How deep do the pilings go?
As deep as it takes for the stack to stop moving, which we find out while pressing them. It depends on the ground at your address, and it is one of the things we look at on the free on-site visit.
Are pressed pilings or steel piers better?
Neither is better everywhere. Pilings cost less and work well where solid ground is within reach; steel piers go deeper and carry more load. We recommend one or the other after we have seen the house.
How long does a piling job take?
Most slab jobs are done in a few days, depending on how many pilings are needed. We give you the timing with the written quote.
Will you have to dig up my garden?
We dig at the slab edge wherever a piling goes in, then backfill and regrade when it is done. Plants right against the wall are moved out of the way where we can.
Do I need a permit for pilings?
Often yes for structural work. Inside Beaumont it is the city building office; outside it is the county. We tell you what applies to your address when we quote.
Ready for concrete pilings in Beaumont, TX?
Free on-site look at the house, written quote after we see it, no obligation. Call (409) 247-2971.