SHORING & GROUND WATER CONTROL
Foundation Piledriving installs driven sheetpile and soldier pile-lagging shoring systems as well as ground water cutoff walls and geo-containment systems
We provide pricing on designed shoring systems, and also provide full design-build shoring services. We understand that the selection of the correct shoring system has an effect on the project as a whole, and that the most cost-effective shoring system alone may not always produce the lowest cost to the project.
In many cases, for example, using sheet piles in lieu of soldier pile-and-lagging systems may appear most costly, but can save thousands on reduced dewatering costs. Or the cost of leaving the shoring system in place rather than removing may be more than offset by allowing the general contractor to more easily waterproof the basement walls and single side basement wall forms, or use shotcrete. In any case, we begin by taking the time to understand the your planned approach to the job, and then bring our insight of the site-specific soil conditions that bring the total subterranean portion of the work into budget.
Our crews consist of certified welders to ensure that waler and struts are installed correctly. When walers are required, we can help examine all alternatives from internally braced walers, to staged raker construction, to helical anchor tiebacks. We ask the right questions and work with you to determine the best system for the project.
We also work with grading and dewatering subcontractors to put a complete shored-excavation project together.
Vinyl sheetpiles have seen recent expansion in use, as they are used as landscape wall retaining systems or as ground water cutoff walls, or as the core of dykes and levees. Driven vinyl sheets require a different approach and an expertise unlike steel sheets, and we have successfully completed many of these unique projects.
Our Fundex equipment is used for slurry-cement cutoff walls, which offer near complete ground water cutoff for shored excavation or ground water containment for hazardous sites.
Call us for help in select the appropriate shoring system for your project. We are always pleased to assist in design development, staging planning budgetary estimates as well.