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Before you hire: 4 questions to ask

General guidance for any helical pile contractor, not a statement about this company's practices.

  • 1
    Pile designWho engineers the pile layout, and will you get a stamped letter or drawings?
  • 2
    Torque recordsWill they log final installation torque for every pile and give you a copy?
  • 3
    Product & coatingWhich manufacturer and shaft size do they install, and is the steel galvanized?
  • 4
    Permits & warrantyDo they pull permits and book inspections, and what warranty covers the work?

Foundation Strategies and Construction Inc.

Foundation Strategies and Construction Inc. is a foundation repair company at 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd in San Jose, California. Its website says it was founded about 35 years ago by owner Ken Coleman and uses products from Grip-Tite, with Grip-Tite-certified professionals on staff.

Services include foundation repair, foundation retrofit, foundation waterproofing, commercial foundation repair, crawl space repair and encapsulation, vapor barriers, concrete services, new home foundations, home additions, accessory dwelling units and carbon fiber repair. The pages retrieved do not mention helical piles, so ask what pier systems it uses for settlement repair and whether helical piles are an option.

Service area: San Jose and Northern California. To get an estimate, call (408) 320-7433. Ask which pile sizes would be specified for your soil, whether installation torque is recorded and shared, what engineering documentation is included, and who handles permits.