Foundation Drilling Jacksonville Beach Foundation Drilling of Newly Constructed Homes

Newly constructed homes are being built across the nation in many areas. All of these buildings need to have a solid foundation in order to be safe and move in ready, and one of the most important people involved with a solid foundation are professionals that specialize in foundation drilling. Jacksonville Beach residents might not be aware of how important it is to perform foundation drilling or how is it done. Foundational drilling is something that needs to be done before most major construction can begin on the new building in which people are going to be living.

How is Foundational Drilling Started?

Before foundational drilling should begin, geotechnical drilling professionals should start by taking samples of the site to understand what the geological conditions are like. Some geological conditions that are present may not be ideal for safe foundation drilling. Jacksonville Beach residents should know that these samples are collected by drilling holes into the ground and pulling them up to see if there is anything that would cause a problem. One of the issues for example that would cause a problem with a foundation would be a sinkhole, or signs that water erosion is slowly starting to remove specific sediments from the ground.

Adding Additional Support to the Foundation

After the samples have been collected, and it has been determined by geotechnical drilling professionals to be safe, the next step would be to drill the holes with foundation drilling. Jacksonville Beach residents should know that to make a solid foundation, it takes much more support than to have some nicely drilled holes. The next step would be to support these holes with some sort of material, usually wood or concert, possibly a combination of the both. This foundation should be thorough enough to cover the base floor of the building. If there was a sinkhole that developed after construction, the foundation needs to be solid enough to support the home if one or more of the supports gets moved or fails.

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