The KC Pier - DynaPier Difference

Eric Scheele
Feb 1, 2017
2 min read

Knowing the early warning signs of foundation troubles can head off problems that ultimately could cost tens of thousands of dollars to fix. The sooner you identify potential problems, the easier — and less expensive — it is to fix them.

Houses settle over time, and a little unevenness isn’t cause for panic. At the same time, you’ll want to be alert to these warning signs that more dramatic changes are taking place:

A door begins to jam or fails to latch.
Cracks appear in walls, especially over doorways, windows, or where walls meet ceilings.
Cracks open in vinyl or ceramic tile over a concrete floor.
Windows that used to open and close easily suddenly begin to stick or won’t close completely.

So, it may be recommended that your home needs piers to stop the settling. Our KC Pier DyanPier system is the most advanced and superior push pier system on the market today. Here are a view comparison points we feel are important for home owners to consider when shopping for a foundation repair company and the pier system they recommend to place under what is most likely our most expensive investment - our home.

KC Pier - DynaPier

The piers are constructed of steel filled with high-strength concrete, making for an extremely strong pier. Combined strength of steel and concrete to create a superior pier. Most other piers on the market are constructed of either steel or concrete, but not both....Advantage KC Pier DynaPier
Using our concentrically loads pier, the load of the house is transferred through a single vertical axis which alleviates any fail points - connecting your home directly to bedrock or a point of full resistance.
Our shims are contained within the pier cap, which allows no shifting when the soil expands and contracts keeping the load of your home directly in place on top of our KC Pier - DynaPier system.
The piers are pressed to the point of resistance so your home can not settle any longer and rests directly on top of our KC Pier DynaPiers.

Competitive Offset Steel Pier

The load doesn’t transfer directly onto the pier which means that the spot right under the brace is vulnerable to breaking. It wants to buckle under pressure.
The steel bracket has up to a four inch offset, therefore there is potential for buckling directly beneath the brace.
The steel tubing is hollow, and not nearly as strong as the DynaPier that is filled with concrete.
This system requires large excavating equipment, that can be very invasive to the homeowner’s property and can cause damage to the lawn and landscaping.

Want to learn more - check out our KC Pier DynaPier short informative video.