The foundation of your building is extremely important to the building’s structural integrity, but sometimes foundations can be damaged or weakened over time. Often, foundation problems result from water intrusion issues. Foundations do not fix themselves, so if you don’t address a foundation problem, your building could become dangerously unstable. The good news is that foundation restoration is possible with the right tools, equipment, and know-how.
For commercial waterproofing and commercial foundation repair in the Chicago area, you have found the right commercial waterproofing team. United Structural Systems of Illinois is recognized as the leading structural repair and waterproofing contractor in Illinois as well as your Chicago experts for building foundation repair. Since 1995, we have been providing high-quality, cost-effective, and innovative foundation solutions to our customers. Our list of core services includes design-build earth retention, micropiles, foundation repairs, soil/rock nailing, permanent rock/soil anchors and structural underpinning. We are experienced in performing axial and lateral load testing that conform to ASTM 1143 standards. In addition, we provide basement waterproofing solutions to eliminate the source of your foundation problems. We welcome the opportunity to work with you in developing the right solution for your next foundation project.
In 1995, United Structural Systems of Illinois was founded with a goal to become the premier provider of foundation services in Illinois. Early on, our company established a reputation for quality, dependability, and integrity. Today we continue to uphold that reputation with an expanded line of services which includes waterproofing, design-build excavation support systems, micropiles, soil/rock nailing, helical tiebacks, epoxy crack repair, and building foundation repairs. For over fifteen years, our services have been utilized on significant construction projects in the commercial building, highway/bridge, industrial, and power/transmission markets.
United Structural Systems has the experience needed for any commercial foundation repair. No job is too big for us to handle. We use helical and steel piering for commercial foundation repair. These piers will stabilize your commercial building's foundation by connecting footings and walls to solid, load-bearing soils.
Go to our gallery to get a better understanding of the different types of commercial foundation repair jobs that United Structural Services has completed. If you are in need of commercial foundation repair or installation of waterproof systems, we have the experience and products to get the job done. Don't hesitate—contact the experts at United Structural Systems of Illinois today for your commercial foundation repair needs.
It’s important for your foundation contractor to find out the cause of your foundation issues. The cause must be addressed so that your building isn’t further damaged. The number one cause of foundation cracks and structural problems is water penetration. Water can get into your building due to a lack of drainage systems, storm damage, leaks, or other problems. Once water and moisture get in, they damage your building’s walls, foundation, and structural stability.
Addressing the water issue is one of the first steps of foundation repair. United Structural Systems can install the best waterproofing solution for your situation. Some waterproofing solutions we can install are sump pumps, sealants, waterproofing membranes, and other commercial waterproofing services. We can then repair foundation cracks and wall cracks caused by water damage. After the problem has been addressed, we can then stabilize your foundation by providing the best solution for your foundation’s stability, such as a piering system.
We know that in all of our operations, safety is as important as the quality of our work. Providing a safe and healthy place to work for our employees and others working around us is a priority that we are committed to from our highest level of management to our jobsite crews. While everyone is empowered and responsible for carrying out our work in a safe manner, our operations manager oversees, evaluates, and updates our safety program, policies and procedures. The United Structural Systems operations manager performs jobsite safety audits and works closely with management, superintendents, and jobsite crews to identify and eliminate possible hazard exposures, accidents and injuries. We believe that all accidents, and injuries are preventable, and we continuously strive to improve safety so that we will achieve our goal of zero jobsite injuries.
No one really wants to deal with foundation repair issues, but they happen. Buildings don’t last forever, and sometimes, you have to address structural problems. If you want your building to be safe and secure, make sure you work with commercial waterproofing companies that care about quality of work and customer satisfaction. United Structural Systems of Illinois has the expertise to bring you foundation stability and the peace of mind that comes with it.
