Helical Pier Installation
Our own rigs advance every helical pier to the torque the design requires: typically 10 to 30 feet deep, deeper where the soil calls for it.
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Engineered helical piers and foundation repair for Bedford's commercial buildings and new construction on North Texas's shifting clay. Family-owned since 2005, with our own crews, our own rigs, and piers we manufacture ourselves.
Bedford sits in the Mid-Cities, on the same expansive clay that runs under most of Tarrant County. That clay swells when it takes on water and shrinks when it dries out, so the ground under a slab moves with the seasons instead of staying still. That's exactly the kind of movement a helical pier is engineered to anchor past, not just patch over.
Long dry Texas summers pull moisture out of the soil under a slab. Heavy spring rain puts it back. A helical pier is torqued down to soil that seasonal moisture swing doesn't reach.
Bedford grew quickly from the 1970s through the 1990s, so many of its offices, shops, and retail centers sit on slabs poured before today's deep foundation systems were standard practice. A helical pier retrofits underneath without demolishing the slab.
Roof drains, irrigation, and negative grade next to the slab drive uneven moisture around the foundation, often the real cause behind cracks that look structural but aren't. Fixing grade first can mean fewer helical piers are needed, not more.
On an existing building we take zip-level elevation readings and look for the root cause. If drainage or age explains the movement better than a failing foundation, that's what our report will say.
A single symptom can be cosmetic. When several show up together, or keep growing, it's time for numbers instead of guesses.
We don't sub out the work. The same company that manufactures the helical piers installs them and stands behind the job.
Our own rigs advance every helical pier to the torque the design requires: typically 10 to 30 feet deep, deeper where the soil calls for it.
Installation details
The same J55 steel, ASTM A572 Grade 50 helical piers our crews install are available direct, for engineers and contractors who install with their own crews.
Manufacturing & sales
Stabilize and lift a settling commercial slab with engineered helical piers sized to the structure's load and Bedford's clay profile.
See the processSend us the plans, the engineer's design, or a soil report, and approved projects get free test holes. For an existing building, a specialist measures elevations with a professional zip level and reviews drainage and history. If the numbers don't support a helical pier installation, we say so.
Where helical piers are warranted, pier count, spacing, and depth are engineered to your structure's load and Bedford's soil profile.
Our own crews and rigs install each helical pier to the design, monitoring torque continuously so its capacity is measured, not assumed.
Every helical pier's torque is logged against its location. Commercial work carries a 10-year warranty, and every job is covered by our Green Tag Guarantee.
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Piers advance until they achieve the torque the design calls for, not to a predetermined depth. Torque correlates with the soil's capacity at that exact location.
Each pier's achieved torque is recorded against its location, the document an engineer or a future owner reads to confirm the installation matched the design.
Compression testing measures what a pier carries when pushed down; tension testing measures resistance when pulled up. Both use hydraulic equipment that records movement under load.
Where a structural engineer has produced a design, we install to it. Proposed deviations go back to the engineer, never made in the field.
J55 carbon steelASTM A572 Grade 50ASTM A123 hot-dip galvanizingASTM A780 repair standard
Our crews train through our own Helical Trade School, and our CEO, Bill Vaughan, co-authored Next Day Helicals, the field manual on helical pier installation.
| Criterion | Helical pier | Push pier | Drilled/poured pier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carries load | Immediately on installation | Depends on structure weight for resistance | After concrete cures |
| Wet-weather clay | Installs in wet ground, no open excavation | Excavation needed; slower in wet clay | Holes can collapse in wet clay |
| Capacity verified by | Installation torque, logged per pier | Driving resistance | Design and inspection of the excavation |
| Depth reached | To torque criterion, not a set number | To refusal against structure weight | To designed depth |
"Big City Capability and Small Town Service! Bill Vaugn and team have the tools and expertise to solve any issues you may have, but the best part is the personal service and open and honest explanation of the entire process. Call FnD Piers, you will be in good hands."
"As business professionals, my husband and I have worked with FnD Piers for years. From its owner to its employees, they are one big family and their customers are part of the family. Over the top attitudes and altitudes. We highly recommend FnD Piers for its professionalism and integrity. The most trusted company in the business."
"FnD Piers is your go-to outfit for all things foundation! This Team is "the real deal.""
"FND Piers does excellent work — professional, efficient, and reliable every time. Their crew knows what they’re doing and gets the job done right. Highly recommend them for any helical pier or foundation work."
Bedford sits in northeastern Tarrant County between Euless, Hurst, and Colleyville, a short drive from DFW Airport. We install and sell helical piers across all three Bedford zip codes and the neighboring Mid-Cities.
Borders Bedford to the north and east, same clay, same crew.
Helical piers in Euless →Immediately east of Bedford along the Central Dr. corridor.
Helical piers in Hurst →West of Bedford, with buildings of a similar age.
Helical piers in Colleyville →A short drive north, along the Lake Grapevine shoreline.
Helical piers in Grapevine →Southwest of Bedford, along Rufe Snow Dr.
Helical piers in NRH →North of Colleyville, newer construction, same soil.
Helical piers in Southlake →Plans, a soil report, or photos of the problem are enough to start. You'll get a written recommendation and quote, with free test holes on approved projects.