THERE HAD TO BE
A BETTER WAY
Bell-bottom basics: dig a deep hole that fans out at the bottom, place rebar and fill it with concrete. Then, use it to lift a foundation to level. Bell-bottom piers depend on the "bell" at the bottom to support the structure. And, since the 50's, that was how foundation repair was done. In some cases, bell-bottom piers are still an appropriate solution. Back in 1982, Elmer Dutton, Du-West's founder, and Gene Wilcox, a professional engineer, developed a better idea: instead of depending on the bottom, what if friction along the length of a pile contributed to holding a house level. Elmer's idea is what we know today as Ultra-Pile ®, a solution so effective it's patented. (patent #5399055)



