HELICO

Everyone at this company is great! From the person who carries the sand, the person who brings the poles to the backyard, the person on the phone / email, and the equipment operators! This company was helping me install some helical footings at a deck I was building and there were some sizable rocks (approx 12" to 15" diameter) that were in the ground about 4' below the surface of where I needed the footings to go. The regular machine is plenty powerful but the rocks were so stubborn that it was getting lifted off the ground on one side of the tracks. So, they told me they'll bring the mini excavator the next day. They did, and they used it to dig up the rocks that were giving us problems the day before. However, when they went to install the footings after clearing out rocks 6' to 7' below the surface, they ran into more rocks. I asked if they could set the footing on the rocks since it was so far down and backfill around the pole, and the company owner told me that he won't do that because if he's putting his name on the torque reports that I have to show the city inspectors to confirm that the required torque levels were met or exceeded, then they need to do that and there are no shortcuts. Chris said that the only way to correctly install these footings would be to return with an even larger excavator with a longer reach and keep digging out the rocks that were in the way. They were back first thing in the morning the next day and got right to it. I don't remember how deep they had to dig down, but I saw the pile of dirt and it wasn't a very large diameter hole, so it had to be really deep. Maybe 9' or 10'? Anyway, they eventually got enough large boulders out of the way and were able to get all of the footings in the ground exactly where we needed them. Not just in the ground, but correctly installed in the ground and in the right places. Thanks everyone at Helico! You're an upright and honest bunch, and I appreciate all of you. They went through a lot of extra trouble to get this project completed, and their pricing was more than fair.

I wanted to share the AWSOME experience I had with Helico and Chris! My deck was installed in 2016 (new construction) and by year 2 three of the Diamond Pier footings (near the foundation and backfill) began to heave during the winter freeze jacking up the level on my deck. If you have had this happen you understand the stress, and frustration....especially considering that I was told diamond piers generally perform flawlessly and DON'T heave like concrete footings can. Well that was me stressed, frustrated and worried about a significant expense and a HUGE mess to fix this issue. I had heard of HELICAL footings but the expense scared me....enter Chris and Helico. Not only was Chris timely and professional he provided just the right solution WITHOUT A HUGE mess and at a very reasonable expense...in fact he was lower than 2 other RECOMMENDED and referred vendors I also had bid the job!! He was on time as promised, followed up on permit / inspection and made quick work of what I thought would be a HUGE mess and inconvenience. I specifically WAITED 1 year (winter) to write this review, not that I wasn't 100% confident that Chris would make it right should there be an issue but more because I value reviews that HAVE FACTS and are not emotionally charged in the moment (good or bad). Thanks Chris and Helico...amazing save on my deck! My only regret was not having the entire deck ORIGINALLY done with Helical Footings (provided by Chris) Take my advice in our climate and soil conditions they are the BEST footing you can use!

After creating a complete mess in my backyard by starting the traditional concrete footings for my deck project, I unfortunately needed an alternate solution. Because I had never heard of the helical pier type footing before, I didn't know what to expect, or what a typical quote should look like. I called Chris at Helico to get a better understanding, and he was very informative as well as very prompt. I then proceeded to call three other companies to get quotes, one also responded quickly and came in quite a bit higher in price and used a slight less quality product. Another company responded fairly quickly, but required someone to come out to give a quote and wasn't able to even come out for about a month. They came in WAY over priced! The last company didn't respond for about a week, but came in at the lowest price (not by much). Regrettably I decided to go with him, Open Concept. He was horrible at communication, and wasn't able to get the required information to the building inspector of my city, to start the project. Eventually I reached back out to Chris at Helico. Again, very quick response. He got the information needed to the city building inspector, and the project was started and completed before I knew it. I wish I would have went with Chris right from the beginning, instead of trying to save only a couple bucks. I highly recommend Helico over the other companies out there installing helical pier footings.

After 15+ years of no being able to use my elevated all-season sunroom, I decided to try HELICO as a last ditch effort to see if they could fix my problem with my footings lifting. They came out to assess the project, then let me know they could fix it…and at a reasonable price! Within a couple weeks, their crew was out to remove the (4) failing Diamond Pier engineered footings, as well as the remaining 2’ x 2’ x 8’ concrete column footings beneath. Their specialized equipment had adaptors and sensors that let them know how deep their Helical footings would need to be (one of the was as deep at 22’)! They finished up in 2 days (which included completely re-assembling my stairs), and were all cleaned up. No one could tell they were even there…until they come by in the middle of January and find me utilizing my amazing sunroom! I am so personally impressed with HELICO’s work and reasonable pricing, my contracting company (SUPER SIDERS) now exclusively using HELICO for all of our project that require pier footings (Decks, Sunrooms, Additions, Pergolas, etc.). Call HELICO first for all of you pier footings. You’ll be glad you did. Doing things once over, is far less expensive than doing things over and over. BELIEVE ME!

We used them to replace bad footings on an addition. Previously we had 5 other contractors look at project, most of them turned us down saying it was to risky, others, were not very confident in the work needed to be done... Then we found HELICO, Chris owner came in with confidence and explained everything very well. He made the job sound easy when other contractors made it sound impossible. Chris and Jamie started the work on time and finished on time. If you want a contractor that communicates great and confident in their work, look no further for footings for a deck or addition! Weather it is a new job or re-doing bad footings they are great! Very reasonable for price as well. Thank you HELICO Team!!