The durability and operational characteristics of any residential buildings largely depend on the state of their foundation - the platform on which the entire structure is based. This supporting element is an important part of the structure, as it perceives all the load from the above standing elements. Therefore, strengthening the foundation is of primary importance to ensure reliable and safe operation of any building.
The purpose of the foundation and its structural features make this key element of the construction the most difficult for modeling and predicting its functionality during construction and operation. The fact is that this main bearing element is constantly under the simultaneous influence of many different, often difficult to take into account, factors. The most significant of them are changes in the properties of the base, various natural phenomena and all kinds of human activities.
In this aspect, it is especially important to strengthen the foundation of a private house, since such buildings are usually most susceptible to changes in soil properties and characteristics due to the negative effects of groundwater. In addition, the environment and various natural phenomena have an unusually strong influence on the foundations of private country houses.
Strengthening the foundation of the house is done in many different ways. Such a variety of methods and techniques is due to the regular appearance on the building materials market of the latest technologies and more advanced construction techniques. To keep track of all the new products is simply unrealistic. Therefore, as practice shows, most people, starting to strengthen the foundation of their home, prefer proven and reliable methods.
More often than not, the foundation of a private house is strengthened by the classical method, the essence of which lies in laying a new, so to speak, additional foundation around the house. In other words, a kind of auxiliary support is created with several base points for fixing the entire structure of the building. The number of these points depends on the degree of destruction (wear) of the main foundation and the size of the structure. Strengthening the foundation in such a relatively simple way is very popular due to its low cost and reliability.
Another quite popular method for imparting strength and reliability to the building structure is the injection piles method. Strengthening the foundation in this way is now considered almost the most modern approach to solving this problem. Since the method of drilling injection piles involves the use of innovative building technologies and the latest materials, this pleasure is not cheap, but the result exceeds all expectations.
It is unlikely to manage without specialists and complex construction equipment. The essence of technology is as follows. In the existing foundation, from two or four sides, again, depending on the individual characteristics of the house and its foundation, inclined wells with a diameter of 15 - 25 cm are punched. High-strength concrete or cement is poured into the formed holes, then a reinforcing cage of high-quality is laid in them structural steel. As a result, after the solution dries, a completely new foundation is obtained with a large number of reinforced concrete pile structures, on which the entire building is based. The depth of drilling of such deviated wells entirely depends on the qualities and characteristics of the soil. Often, holes make their way until the drill meets a very hard rock. Such a base resembles a rock monolith with its reliability, strength and durability.