Helical Pier Installation
Our rigs advance every helical pier to its engineered torque, usually 10 to 30 feet, deeper where Garland's soil profile requires it.
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Engineered helical piers for Garland's commercial and industrial properties and new construction on Dallas County's shifting Blackland clay. Family-owned since 2005, manufacturing our own piers and installing them with our own crews.
Garland sits on Dallas County's Blackland Prairie, clay with a reputation for swelling and shrinking harder than almost anywhere else in the state. Under a slab, that means the ground itself moves with the seasons, and a helical pier is engineered to reach past that movement instead of resting on top of it.
This region's dark clay soil can lose several inches of moisture in a dry summer and take it right back in a wet spring. A helical pier is torqued down to soil that swing doesn't reach.
Much of Garland grew fast between the 1950s and the 1980s, before deep foundation systems like helical piers were standard on new construction. A helical pier retrofits under an existing commercial slab or industrial floor with no major demolition.
Roof drains, downspouts, and paved areas that slope toward the building instead of away from it are common, often-overlooked causes of movement that isn't actually a structural problem. Correcting grade first can reduce how many piers a design needs.
We survey an existing slab with a professional zip level before recommending anything. When the measurements point to drainage or age instead of a structural problem, that's the answer you'll get.
Any one of these can have an ordinary cause. Seen together, or getting worse over time, they call for real measurements.
We don't outsource any part of the job. The piers you get installed are the piers we manufacture, and the crew on your job answers to us.
Our rigs advance every helical pier to its engineered torque, usually 10 to 30 feet, deeper where Garland's soil profile requires it.
Installation details
The J55 steel, ASTM A572 Grade 50 helical piers our crews install are also available direct, for engineers and contractors installing with their own teams.
Manufacturing & sales
Stabilize and lift a settling commercial foundation with helical piers engineered to the structure's load and Garland's clay conditions.
See the processWe look at your plans, design, or soil report and run free test holes once the job is approved. For an existing building, a specialist surveys the slab with a professional zip level first. If helical piers aren't the answer, we'll tell you.
Where they are, we engineer pier count, spacing, and depth to your structure's load and Garland's soil profile.
Our own crews and rigs install to that design, monitoring torque continuously so every pier's capacity is measured.
Torque readings are logged against each pier's location. Commercial installs carry a 10-year warranty, backed by our Green Tag Guarantee.
Certificates say what a company can do. These methods show what we did on your job.
Piers are driven to a torque target, not a guessed depth, since torque reflects that location's actual soil capacity.
Every pier's location and torque reading are on record, the paper trail an engineer, an inspector, or a future owner can check against the design.
Compression and tension load testing is available on request, using hydraulic equipment that records movement under load.
What we build to is the engineer of record's design; deviations go back to them, not decided in the field.
J55 carbon steelASTM A572 Grade 50ASTM A123 hot-dip galvanizingASTM A780 repair standard
Our own crews come up through our Helical Trade School, and our CEO, Bill Vaughan, co-wrote Next Day Helicals, the field manual for helical pier work.
| 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."
Garland sits directly northeast of Dallas, about 15 miles from downtown. We install and sell helical piers across Garland's zip codes and the surrounding communities.
Just north along Highway 78/190, similar soil and slab age.
Helical piers in Plano →Garland's western neighbor, sharing the same Blackland clay.
Helical piers in Dallas →Across the northern suburbs, a comparable growth era.
Helical piers in Carrollton →On the far side of Dallas, along the President George Bush Turnpike.
Helical piers in Irving →Send the drawings, the soil report, or just the address. We'll put a written quote in front of you, with free test holes on approved jobs.