High-Water Table and Your Foundation

A growing concern

Techno Metal Post is aware that currently, many people are living in high-water table zones.  Some are there by choice (coastal homes, cottages, etc.), while others, come across these locations by chance and circumstance.  Structures that weren’t previously in flood zones, now find themselves in these challenging situations, due to seasonal patterns and land changes.  Also, regions where these tables were once “normal”, now find themselves in a critical place where water is increasingly on the rise.

You’ll find high-water table zones are very common in low lying areas, or in locations where soil is considered not well-drained.  This as a result, causes significant damage to people’s homes, or in other devastating cases, dwellings are lost altogether.

Be it extreme weather, land development, or other causes, our new reality remains that globally- water is on the rise.  With this, there is an ever growing and pressing need for secure, reliable, and durable foundations.

Techno Metal Post answers this need, with our helical pile foundations.  A perfect solution for protecting your structure and ensuring your home remains strong and stable, even in areas with high-water tables and flooding issues.

In these challenging conditions, why use Techno Metal Post helical piles instead of traditional concrete footings for your foundation?

There’s no avoiding that concrete footings require excavation, and doing so in high-water table zones, creates many challenges for something as paramount as a house foundation.

If you dig close to the water table, water will flow freely making pumping and drainage unavoidable.  You destabilize the hole walls and create extra work when removing excess soil from collapses.  Think about the cost of time and labor, as well as a safety concerns.  Next, all water must be removed and the area for the footings absolutely dry, before pouring the concrete.  The inspection, which is required when using traditional concrete footings, will not pass if these steps aren’t taken.

Depending on the soil near the water table, there’s also a risk of ground settlement after the excavated area dries, which can create foundation problems down the road.

With Techno Metal Post foundation piers, you can build your structure – including your home – in any soil, even with a high-water table.  Our helical piles can be installed in any soil conditions and are ideal for challenging territory, including flood plains.  They require no excavation, which means there’s no need to avoid or dispose of water.  The piles are simply screwed into the ground with our proprietary machinery, which can access any terrain – wet, dry, or frozen.  No digging, no holes, no concrete, no mess, and no need for inspections.  Your structure is ready to be built immediately, and there’s no worry about ground settlement.  Your Techno Metal Post foundation is strong, solid, and guaranteed not to move.  With our green polyethylene sleeve, there is also no risk of lifting during freeze/thaw cycles or during drought in clay soils.

Techno Metal Post screw piles are the guaranteed solution to protect your home and investment, whether you live along a river bank, adjacent to a flood plain, or simply in an area with high-water tables.