Cantsink
Home Elevation
Home
Elevation
With extreme weather events becoming more common and communities, especially in coastal areas, coping with saturation and flooding, Cantsink helical piles can be an important and cost-effective part of the solution for lasting home elevation. Sinking structures can be raised and leveled as foundation stabilization systems are utilized.
Our helical piles have been used all around the country for home elevation, helping raise sinking structures and protect their foundations for generations to come. Time and time again, we have proven that our products work even in the harshest of environments. All of our helical piles are manufactured with your project in mind, so no matter the circumstance, you'll have the tools you need to get the job done effectively and efficiently.
Net Zero
Energy
Net Zero
Energy
Company headquarters & manufacturing facility are both net-zero energy operations.
American
Made
American
Made
Manufactured in Cantsink’s Metro Atlanta facility.
100%
Steel
100%
Steel
Helical piles and driven solar beams are made with US steel.
Patented
Products
Patented
Products
Our patented helical pile, with its' ICC-ES approved design, takes your foundation stabilization project to the next level.
How To Lift
A Home
Cantsink’s patented helical piles do not require demolition or major disturbance to the surrounding landscape. In most cases, installation is fast and can even be accomplished in standing water. Cantsink helical piles have even been used in severe storm recovery with outstanding results.
Benefits of a
Helical Pile
Speed
We’re sure you’re familiar with the saying “time is money.” Here at Cantsink, we make our products incredibly easy to install. You can install a helical pile in a matter of minutes and then you are ready to continue with your lift. It will save you on time and money!
Accessibility
All you need is a bobcat or even a walk-behind machine that is able to access difficult areas or a machine with a drive head to auger in the helical piles. We use a handheld device for indoors. Our helical piles are made to work on any project you need regardless of the scope.
Safety
The way in which our helical piles are installed allows for the structure to remain safely secured, compared to other methods where you may have to go back to fix it later because you are just depending on the weight of the house and hoping you hit a soil/rock. This allows your team to not only save time but money as well, because your crew gets the job done right the first time.
Works Great in Expansive Soils
In areas with expansive soils including Texas, Florida, Louisiana, North and South Dakota and others, helical piles perform well because the smooth pile does not have friction for the soil to adhere to the pile. Helical piles will not move in wet or dry soils like a push pile.
Self Verifying
So that we do not have to go back and fix the structure at a later time. With our helical pile installation it is self verifying and measured by torque so you know when you have achieved a good pile.
Does Not Stress the Foundation
Structure and home elevation foundation stabilization can be achieved without lifting the foundation repeatedly. Push piles can stress the structure by going up and down, causing issues with the footing and structure.
50% More Strength
Our patented helix provides 50% more strength to the project.
Won’t Sink or Heave
There is minimal disruption to existing structure and landscape.
ICC-ES Approved
Our square shaft and pipe piles are all ICC-ES approved.
Smooth Pile Shaft and No Friction
The soils can adhere to the pile so it will not move in wet or dry soils
35+ Years of Experience
We have over 35 years of experience in foundation stabilization.
View Our
Projects
Elevation for Affordable Housing
Crosby, TX
Situation
A home under construction through the Harris County (TX) Hurricane Recovery Program was designed for elevation three feet to four feet above grade to help it avoid damage from potential flooding in the hurricane-prone region. This community in suburban Houston is one of many in that area retooling its flood zones and building codes in the wake of devastation from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. This is especially challenging for affordable housing, which must not only meet the code...
Freewill Baptist Church
Davis, NC
Situation
The 140-year-old Davis Free Will Baptist Church in coastal Davis, NC, was sinking into the soft, wet soils of this low-lying community on the Core Sound just a ferry ride away from the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Originally built of wood, brick, and block in 1879, the million-pound structure has flooded multiple times amid the increasing frequency of hurricane-force wind, rain and storm surges.
Progressive Construction, a Cantsink-certified installer, was hired to...
