Steel vs Concrete Piers

[Jorge L Garcia]

Hello everyone happy Monday-

I am currently purchasing a home in San Antonio TX and it has some foundation problems. I took the engineer and confirmed there was a problem. A couple of contractors went to give me an estimate on the repairs and one of them is recommending concrete piers and the other one steel. The Concrete seems more economical but I want to make sure it solves the problem long term. What would you recommend Concrete or Steel?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

[Rocky V.]

I have never worked with steel piers but have been happy with concrete pressed piers.  We recently completed a job this week in which 27 piers were installed and it ended up taking approx. 12 piers in depth to reach a stable surface.  My recommendation is make sure you are going with a company that provides a lifetime warranty and has been in the business under the same name for at least 10 years.  My cost in DFW is about $200/pier.  Pick is of home that required over 50 piers.