now offering concrete driveway replacement, new concrete foundations

We Americans love our old historic homes especially here in the South, they have such great architectural history and remind us the unique culture of our Historic Districts. However, anyone that owns an Historic Home understands that they require a good deal of attention and maintenance to keep the majesty of the home . Here at FRL, we offer a Foundation Repair Service of Historic  Pier & Beam Homes, from damaged Sills , repairing old brick piers, changing out water or termite damage floor joists under the structure or around decks and porches ,and we rebuild decorative railings columns too.

With over 20 years of renovating , remodeling, building additions, and repairing these beautiful old historic homes from the foundation to the Brick chimney , we can assure a homeowner of the best quality workmanship , using only the correct materials. We work with Architects, Engineers ,and Designers to turn that old gem into a beautifully and professionally restored Historic Home , just the way it was a century ago !!

This is an excellent alternative to laying new 8" CMU block. Cripple Walls are short 2x8 / 2x6 short stud walls, framed with treated materials. They are sheeted on the exterior with treated plywood, making it easy to finish with vinyl, cement siding, paint or stucco. This wall is framed on top of your existing foundation due to the wood frame design. This greatly lessens the weight of the wall, thus allowing you to reuse your foundation. An engineer review will be required to determine final design of the cripple wall.

Foundation Repair Louisiana works with many different foundation designs based on your flood zone; X – AE – Floodway – Coastal A & V Zone.

Depending on soil and building conditions, we can install the following foundation systems:

• Enclosed Foundation Design for X & AE Flood Area

• CMU Block Wall Foundation

• Pour Concrete Wall Foundation

• Cripple or Framed Pressure Treated Foundation Wall

Note: depending on footing and soil conditions some foundations can be built back onto existing foundations to lower cost.

Open Foundation Design – Floodway – Coastal A – V Zone

CMU Pilaster Column 16" x 16” pump with concrete solid

16” x 16” Pour Concrete Column

FRL Foundations & Elevation’s Masonry Pilaster Column Open Column Design uses 16"x 16″ Masonry Pilaster Blocks, stacked and laid on top of each other to the required height. They have a 12" x 12" center core that gets pumped full of concrete after the masonry joints have cured. They include 4 #7 vertical rebar cages that lock into the grade beams. Many times a Helical is installed under the column as a Sub Pile. 
This System allows for different stringer options; 2x10, 2x12, Power Beams (all pressure treated), single or double beams.
FRL Foundations and Elevation system pours the stringers into the columns as one unit, tying the system form and the subfloor to the sub pile as one unit.

 In Foundations and Elevation projects, we often use Concrete Columns, which allows for Open Column Foundation Design and uses sizes; 12” x 12” / 16"x16″ / 18”x18” with 4 to 8 #7 vertical rebar cages that lock into the grade beams. Many times a Helical Pile is installed under the column as a Sub Pile. This System allows for different Girder or Stringer options; 2x10, 2x12, LVL Power Beams (all pressure treated), single or double beams. Of course the foundation that FRL will build are based on a Licensed Structural Engineer Plans. Our Foundations and Elevation system pours the stringers into the columns as one unit, tying the system form and the subfloor to the sub pile as one unit. This is the strongest column design we offer.

Usually, when this occurs your engineer has determined the existing foundation or soil conditions are unable to handle the loads without future settling or movement. FRL Foundations and Elevation will remove the entire foundation and rat slab if needed, dig new footings and pour a 12" x 24" with 3 #5 rebar, with #5 vertical on 32"- 48" centers. A new 8" reinforced concrete wall and new Smart Engineered Flood Vents will be installed as required.

Access areas will be left open to allow steel to be removed after the house is lowered. These areas will be closed up after steel and cribbing is removed. Final design will be determined by an engineer. We have an excellent, experienced, knowledgeable & Licensed Structural Engineer available for inspections and stamped Plans.