19-QUESTIONS-CHOOSING-PILING-CONTRACTOR

19 questions to ask yourself before choosing your piling contractor

YOU MUST ANSWER THESE QUESTION BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION:

  • The entrepreneur’s experience (1000 project or more)?
  • Any legal issues against the contractor?
  • Does the entrepreneur have insurance to install piles?
  • Is the contractor a franchisee?
  • The engineer must be independent of the entrepreneur!
  • Round piles or screwed piles should be avoided!
  • Guarantee 10, 15 or 25 years?
  • Is the number of piles enough?
  • Are the piles well positioned in the technical drawings?
  • Are the contractor workers certified and competent?
  • Is the supervision of the team done by an expert?
  • Is the hydraulic equiment used strong enough to push the steel piles as required?
  • The shape of the piles should be square.
  • Are the piles the size indicated in quotes?
  • Is the backfill and excavation done properly?
  • Are the piles filled with concrete?
  • Is the bracket installation technique good?
  • Is the type of waterproofing appropriate
  • Is the certification level included?

 

Other factors are also very important. Before making your choice, please contact us. Ask our technicians what mistakes to avoid?

Before buying a house that has been stabilized, make sure it is not on screw piles!