Small pour, big job to get right.
A pier or a footing is a small amount of concrete holding up something that cannot move: a tower, a deck, a porch roof, an addition. Michigan winters push the ground up when it freezes, so footings have to sit below the frost line. Your local building department sets that depth for your address, and a footing set shallower than that is a footing the frost can lift.
Tower bases are a good example of the work. The steel has to stand plumb on a pad that is level and solid enough to carry it for years, with the bolts or anchors set right the first time. We have poured tower pads, and one of our reviews is from a customer whose tower pier we poured while he was in the hospital and could not do it himself. We set the forms, place the steel, pour, and finish the top so whatever comes next sits square.
Before any digging, Michigan law says to call MISS DIG 811 at least three business days ahead so buried lines get marked. If the piers are for a deck or an addition that needs a building permit, the inspector may want to see the holes before the pour, so tell us about the permit up front and we will plan the day around it.
Piers and footings we pour
- Tower bases and pads for antenna and lattice towers
- Deck and porch piers
- Footings for additions and sunrooms
- Pads for posts, poles and equipment
- Set below the frost depth your building department requires
- Anchors and bolts placed before the concrete sets
“I cannot recommend Darien Martin / Circle M Concrete enough! I recently had some unexpected health issues and ended up in the hospital, leaving me unable to pour the concrete pier for my tower project. He came over and did the entire job”
