Stabil-Loc Pier System vs The Competition

Many contractors and homeowners alike want to know what the difference is between a Stabil-Loc foundation pier and one offered by our competition. First, we must talk about what a pier really is. It's used to help stabilize and lift a sinking home. Typically, foundation settlement is a problem that is caused from poorly backfilled soil around a home, or it could be caused from poor soil conditions. For example, a very soggy spring season could cause the earth to be too wet and soft to properly hold up the weight of a home. When this happens, it can cause problems. The walls of the foundation start to sink and settle deeper and deeper into the earth, usually on just one side, but it is not uncommon for the problem to effect more than one wall.

To fix the problem, piers are installed strategically around the home to help with shifting the weight of the structure off of the weakened foundation and onto the piers themselves. The problem with a traditional piering system is that a bracket is attached to the outer edge of the foundation footing, and a pier is driven off of the bracket. This can cause severely off-set loads, and this will significantly effect the durability and reliability of the pier itself over time. Then, the homeowner will be facing the same structural problem again.

Strengths of Our System

So, what sets our patented product apart from the others? Take a look at the strengths of our piers:

Patented system U.S. 8.206.063 B2
Product is installed directly under the load of the home
Features unique, interlocking, high-strength, durable steel materials
No offset loads
No brackets, bolts, or breaking of the footing
Deepest driven pier available on the market today
Engineer certified 10+ safety load factor
Comes installed with a manufacturer's limited lifetime warranty and an engineering project report

Flaws of Our Competitors' Products

Below are some of the disadvantages that come with other structural repair products available on the market:

Off-set loading problems
Brackets, bolts, and breaking the footing can all damage the structural integrity of the home
Messy, disruptive installation
Installation angle of the pier isn't perpendicular to the footing after it's lifted, and this causes serious stress on the foundation
Product may not be driven into bedrock or stable strata that is capable of bearing the load of the structure
Usually, a manufacturer's warranty will not be provided following installation