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25x26 attached garage came in at 56 per sq ft. That is with me doing wiring, insulation, drywall.

Obviously in retrospect I wish I would have hired a Engineer in the first place. I suppose I didn't realize the depth of the situation....With that being said I appreciate all the input. Many thanks

They used a 10/12 7’ lead and one 7’ extension to meet pressures, drilled to 1400psi with a 1300psi differential. used pier tech helical piers. As far as the dirt I am in the process of moving it away from the house. I too question their workmanship, hence the reason I am asking questions...

This is in southeast Michigan, hard clay soil. I apologize in advance for all the photos, just trying to let you know what it going on. I certainly appreciate all the input. In these picture I excavated where the garage meets the house. As you can see they filled the void between the two...

This is my finished product.....My question is....will the jacks take care of future pushing out of my wall, or should I consider further remedies? Thanks in advance!! The piers were installed as follows.....3 spaced on the wall from the gas meter to where the garage wall comes out. 3 spaces...

The first picture is from inside the garage, showing the gap between my garage floor and the wall. This gap runs from one end of the floor to the other, I can stick a rod down the gap about 5 feet. The second picture is the corner of the garage where the brick is seperating, the wall on the...

I have a brick attached two car garage. The rear wall of my garage is bowing out significantly. I have about a 1 1/2 to 2 inch gap between the cement garage floor and rear wall. Just recently I had 6 Helical Piers installed, the company claimed my wall was tilting outward. After 8500 dollars the...