Sandy Soils of Delmarva Beaches Lead to Cracked Foundations

Many of the houses on the Delmarva Peninsula are built on very sandy soils. Have you ever driven down to the beach and see those houses built up on telephone poles? Ever wonder why

they are up there? Most people think it was in case the coast flooded out so your house would be high enough to escape the water. The more accurate reason for the pole-like beams is so that the house is supported on more then just sand. Contractors drive them deep into the ground and build the house on top.

The Helical Piers that Foundation Supportworks by DryZone uses does the same basic thing. The Helical Piers system does the same basic thing. We drive them into the ground aft

er a home is built or sometimes before. This supports the home on a much more dense soil. Ideally, we would build our homes on bedrock. But when was the last time you found bedrock or anything close to it in Cambridge or St. Michaels? Or even in Wilmington?

The truly amazing thing about Helical Piers is that they can be applied to nearly any situation. We have used them on leaning chimneys in Greenwood, and even a storage facility in Salisbury.

One thing that DryZone has at its advantage is that we own a mini excavator. We take the bucket off the front and attach a drive head (instant screwdriver!). We can get to places that larger equipment would not be able to reach. If your house has a sagging foundation, doors and windows that stick, or cracks in the foundation, give DryZone a call today. One of our inspectors is waiting to hear from you.