Block Column Installation
Need To Make Sure Your Home Is Fully Supported?
Guardian Foundation Repair, LLC Offers Block Column Installation Services in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Tri-Cities.
Over time, the structural supports or load bearing areas may begin to sink into the ground causing the column to fail. This causes sagging in the floors or cracking the drywall above. It may also be discovered there were too few supports to begin with.
Block columns typically are placed on 30″ x 30″ x 10″ or 24″ x 24″ x 10″ concrete footers on 6′ centers.
Block Column Installation Recommendations:
For Maximum main girder supports:
- A double stacked 8” block column with a solid 4” cap block. These blocks are constructed on a 30” x 30” x 8” footer on 6-foot centers.
For less load bearing areas, such as Porches and Sunrooms:
- We offer a single stacked 8” block column
Guardian Foundation Repair Testimonials
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I had a significant issue with my homes basement walls. Guardian came through with the best solution and price. I highly recommend this company for any foundation issues. Extremely professional with attention to detail and military precision.
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We had a very pleasant experience dealing with guardian. They have a great team that knows what they are doing!
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Great work in a timely manner. Did some block work and completed it under time and under budget. Great experience.
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The whole process was great. They were super transparent up front with what needed to be done and cost. Once they arrived to fix everything they kept in contact with progress and did a great job. Highly recommend them for any foundation related issues.
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Common Questions About Block Column Installation
How do I know a support column has failed?
You usually see it upstairs before you see it below. Floors begin to sag, or drywall cracks above the line where the support runs. What has happened underneath is that the structural support or load bearing area has sunk into the ground and the column has failed. Sometimes we also find there were simply too few supports there to begin with.
What size footer does a block column need?
Block columns are typically placed on concrete footers of thirty by thirty by ten inches, or twenty four by twenty four by ten inches, spaced on six foot centers. The footer is what keeps the column from sinking again, so it matters as much as the column itself.
What do you recommend for a main girder?
For maximum main girder support, a double stacked eight inch block column with a solid four inch cap block, built on a thirty by thirty by eight inch footer on six foot centers.
Can new columns fix floors that already sag?
In many cases the floor can be brought back up as part of the work, depending on how far it has dropped and what the framing will take. Where a full correction is not advisable, the goal becomes stopping the movement and supporting the structure properly from there on.
Still have a question? Call us at (865) 675-4177 and we will talk it through. The inspection and the estimate are both free.