Andover Walkway

Soil Foundation Problem:
A stretch of wetlands between nature walkways not suitable to support a connecting bridge.

Solid Earth's Solution:
The landscape architect representing the office complex who wanted to build the connecting bridge selected CHANCE® HELICAL PIERS as the foundations for the elevated walkway.

Solid Earth Technologies installed 14 HELICAL PIERS and 6 Diagonal Brace Anchors through 3 to 4 feet of peat to depths between 6 and 11 feet. Our team of carpenters then constructed the 6 foot wide wooden walkway with rails on both sides.

Audubon Society's Broadmoor Sanctuary

Soil Foundation Problem:
The wildlife sanctuary wanted a new walkway system out into the swamp.

Solid Earth's Solution:
108 HELICAL PIER Foundations were installed through up to 10' of peat to support over 500' of walkways. 32 Diagonal Brace Anchors were used in areas of deeper water and mud.

 

 

Residential Walkway, Chatham, Massachusetts

Soil Foundation Problem:
A Chatham Massachusetts family wanted to replace a rotting, wooden walkway leading from the coastal shoreline through a salt marsh to their new home, built on a small island using the HELICAL PIER Walkway Foundation system.

Solid Earth's Solution:
Using the Helical Pier Walkway foundation system, Solid Earth installed 334 lineal feet of walkway using 74 Helical Lead sections, each being 9 feet apart and secured to the boardwalk with AB CHANCE BEAM SEAT BRACKETS. Diagonal Brace Anchors were used with each pier to provide lateral stability for the walkway.