"Seaboard works within the project schedule, in a professional manner and in cooperation with the General Contractor and the Sub-contractors. We look forward to working with them again, and that's the recommendation that counts."

Geoffrey N. Azaroff

Project Manager

McDivitt & Street

Rockville, MD

Caissons Solve The Problems

No job is too large or too small to discount the use of caissons. The versatility of modern earth boring equipment and techniques assures you of a safe and economic drilled caisson foundation under most sub-surface conditions.

Some Advantages Of Caissons Over Other Foundation Methods

No mass excavations or backfill.
No forming.
No reinforced steel, except in usual conditions of uplift, shear, etc.
No caps. Pile clusters are usually replaced by one caisson.
Belling the bottom allows the spreading of the load on strata too deep for spread footings or too weak for small-diameter shafts or piles.
Positive identification of proper bearing. The use of large-diameter shafts will allow the engineer to personally inspect the founding material. The danger and uncertainty of relying on a drive formula or other theoretical method is eliminated.
Early occupancy. In many instances, added revenue is produced by early occupancy resulting from a faster foundation installation.
Low vibration and noise level. Our modern drilling equipment operates with less noise and vibrations than conventional pile driving equipment, thus reducing damage to existing structures and annoyance to neighboring occupants.

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