Winter 2021
Pier Pressure
Nothing’s more foundational to every new building project than, well, the foundation. Before a frame ever goes up, a project has to start on sure footing. Unfortunately, most jobsites are more like building on sand than solid rock.
Some land is replete with soft silt and clay. Sites in urban areas can contain fill soil from multiple earlier builds. In both cases, a contractor must stabilize sites before construction gets off the ground.