Solid Slab Foundations Steel Foundation Support Pier B & B steel pier installation process is landscape 'friendly'.  Shrubs are very seldom lost and planter walls are rarley disturbed.  Unlike the concrete pier installation process, with steel piers the amount of soil disturbed is minimal.  This translates into less destruction to lawns. Speed B & B steel piers are installed on the average 10 times quicker than concrete piers.  Our piers are driven hydraulically and once they are in place the building may be raised.  There is no (7) day curing time required for steel piers as for concrete piers.  For example, most concrete pier jobs require 8 to 10 days to complete.  B & B can accomplish the same results in 1 to 3 days, on an average. Vital Support B & B hydraulically drives each pier until it reaches rock or load bearing strata.  The load bearing strata is considered reached when at least 5,000 P.S.I. sustained resistance is encountered.  That translates into over 30,000 force pounds of support!  B & B is equipped to drive each pier as deep as it needs to go to reach that level of resistance, and the A.P.I. residential pier is load tested to deliver thousands of force pounds beyond that point. Mudjacking Fill Voids Frequently, foundation problems in the Big Country are the result of the perimeter of the foundation settling.  When the steel piers are installed under the perimeter grade beam and the foundation is returned to its original position (raised), a void is created under the slab.  In some instances, it may be necessary to fill this void to properly support the foundation.  Mudjacking to fill this type of void is accomplished from the outside of your home by drilling 2' holes throughout the perimeter grade beam and pumping a mixture of soil/cement grout into the void.  This type of mudjacking uses a fluid mix of soil/cement grout and is not intended to raise the foundation Raise Interior Floors In some situations, the interior portion of the slab foundation may have settled.  Mudjacking may be used to return interior floors which have settled to their original position.  Mudjacking to raise interior floors is accomplised from the inside of your home by drilling 2' holes through the slab in the areas that have settled and pumping a mixture of soil/cement grout under the foundation.  This type of mudjacking uses a stiff mix of soil/cement grout and is often associated with more complicated foundation problems.  As a result, it is important to deal with experienced professionals and with a reputable company.  B & B personnel have extensive experience with the mudjacking process and monitor the work carefully while in progress.  B & B has an excellent reputation and stands behind its work. Case Studies American Piers Inc. has invested in Registered Professional Engineers who have tested and studied the equipment we use to perform our work.  B & B is an American Pier Dealer.