New Albany

Helical piles in New Albany, Indiana

New Albany is in southern Indiana, not far from the Mitchell Plateau, one of the most studied karst landscapes in the country. The state's IndianaMap karst sinkhole layer shows where sinkhole areas are concentrated, and an engineer may ask for more site information before specifying piles in those areas.

Indiana lists footing depth by county in the Residential Code Table R301.2(1), ranging from about 24 inches in the south to 36 inches in the north. In the south, limestone can be close to the surface in some spots and deeply weathered in others, so pile depths can vary across a single footprint.

Helical pile companies serving New Albany

Two companies are based in New Albany.

• United Dynamics, Inc.: repairs foundations and waterproofs basements around Louisville and Indianapolis; ask which foundation systems it installs before booking.
• TFS - The Foundation Specialists: a foundation repair and waterproofing company in southern Indiana and Kentucky that lists helical piers among its repair methods.

Costs and what to ask

HomeGuide puts typical installed cost at roughly $2,000 to $4,000 per helical pier nationally. Indiana prices depend on county frost depth, soil, and site access. Read our helical pier cost guide for what a quote should include.

Questions to put to any installer:

• Will a licensed engineer design the piles in a karst area, and can you see the calculations?
• What installation torque will be logged for each pile, and will you receive the torque records?
• What shaft diameter and wall thickness are proposed, and is the steel galvanized in clay and limestone residuum?
• Who pulls the permit with the City of New Albany or Floyd County, and what does the written warranty cover?

For the wider picture, see our page on Indiana helical pile installers.