Who we are

At 5A Foundation, we are a locally owned, family-run business dedicated to protecting homes and families across Alabama. We know firsthand the challenges that come with building and living on Alabama’s rich clay soil—soil that swells when wet, shrinks when dry, and places constant stress on slab foundations. That’s why we specialize in helical pier anchoring and underpinning systems, designed to bypass the unstable top layers of clay and anchor your home deep into solid, load-bearing strata.

Our engineered systems are customized to each project, with piers strategically spaced to deliver maximum stability—often one pier every 6 to 8 feet along load-bearing walls, or every 25 to 35 square feet under slab foundations, depending on soil conditions and structure weight. This thoughtful placement ensures that your entire foundation is evenly supported, preventing settlement, cracks, and costly structural damage.

Because we are a family business rooted in Alabama, we treat every project like it’s our own home. We proudly stand behind the quality of our work by offering a lifetime guarantee on every pier we install. With 5A Foundation, you don’t just get a stronger foundation—you get the peace of mind that your home is anchored for life.

A flyer about anchoring homes in middle Alabama clay using helicopter piers. It explains the problem of clay-rich soil expanding and contracting, causing foundation movement, and presents a solution involving helix piers. The flyer lists benefits for homeowners, including preventing cracks, working in various conditions, quick installation, and expert backing, with a slogan at the bottom: 'Strong Foundations. Secure Futures.'

Our Services

  • New Construction

    Build it right the first time. By installing helical piers before the slab is poured, we provide long-term stability against Middle Alabama’s clay soil. This preventative solution reduces future foundation issues, saving builders and homeowners time, money, and stress.

    Foundation with concrete formwork, steel rebar, and adjustable metal supports, set in dug-out earth, new construction slab prepared with helical underpinning or helical piers to stabilize the slab foundation.

  • Foundation Repair

    Protect and restore your home. If your slab or foundation has already started to shift or crack, our helical pier underpinning system stabilizes and, in many cases, lifts it back into place. Engineered spacing ensures full structural support and lasting results.

    Construction site showing a foundation, a concrete pier, and trenching around the building for pier installation to fix a failing foundation.

  • Builder Partnerships

    Confidence for contractors. We partner with local builders to integrate piering systems into new builds, helping reduce warranty claims and giving buyers homes designed to withstand Alabama’s unique soil conditions. Stronger homes mean stronger reputations.

    Business partnership between 5A Foundation expert and general contractor planning for helical pier placement for new construction.

  • Concrete Lifting and Leveling

    Concrete lifting and leveling is a process used to fix uneven or sunken concrete surfaces like driveways, sidewalks, or patios. It involves injecting a special foam underneath the concrete, which expands and lifts the slab back into place. This helps to restore the surface to its original level.

    Comparison of a concrete step measured before and after repair, with a tape measure indicating height. The left side labeled 'Before' shows a damaged, uneven concrete step, while the right side labeled 'After' shows a smooth, repaired step.

  • Gutter Extensions

    Gutter extensions are essential additions to your home's gutter system, redirecting rainwater away from the foundation and landscape. By guiding water away from your home's foundation, gutter extensions help prevent water damage, soil erosion, and basement flooding.

    A person installing or repairing an underground drainage pipe next to a building foundation, using gloves to handle a black corrugated pipe.

  • French Drains

    Excess water around your home’s foundation can lead to cracks, settling, and costly damage over time.Our team installs durable, gravel-lined drainage systems with perforated piping that carry water safely away from your home, reducing hydrostatic pressure and preventing pooling.

    A black underground drainage pipe runs along the foundation of a house, surrounded by gravel, with a layer of black waterproofing coating on the house's foundation wall. The yard on one side has exposed dirt and some small patches of grass.

Backed by 15 years of expertise in helical pier installation and repair, we provide reliable foundation solutions you can trust!

With over 15 years of experience in foundation stabilization, we specialize in installing engineered helical pier anchoring systems that bypass expansive clay soil and secure foundations into solid, load-bearing strata. Our approach uses advanced components—featuring steel-on-steel instant-lock couplings that align instantly, eliminate deformation, and retain torque underground—allowing for faster installation while delivering unmatched strength, lateral stability, and reliability. These high-performance systems are designed for minimal soil disturbance, all-weather installation, and long-lasting support. Every project we complete is backed by a lifetime guarantee, because your home’s stability is a lifetime commitment, not just a project milestone.

Your home is asking for help if you see signs of exterior cracked bricks, interior drywall is cracked, drywall has pulled away from the ceiling or baseboards have pulled away from your drywall, floors have dips and sagging, or basement walls are bowing inwards. These signs and more need to be addressed.

Recognizing the inherent stress associated with foundation issues, we are dedicated to assisting you in identifying the optimal solution for your home's foundation repair needs.

Our team of foundation experts go through extensive training supervised by professional engineers and have obtained certifications from foundation and concrete repair manufacturers. This guarantees the delivery of the finest available foundation repair solutions.

Poster with tips on recognizing signs of foundation problems, including cracks in walls, uneven floors, gaps around doors and windows, bowed walls, foundation settling, and water intrusion, with a contact number at the bottom.