May 2007
by Eric Borden
When a 1,500-pound drop hammer is falling from 10 to 15 feet, hitting the butt of a 25-foot timber pile a few hundred times, and you have 70 or 80 piles to do, the neighbors tend to get up in arms no matter how charmingly you may have introduced yourself, notes contractor Eric Borden. His company has been building high-end custom homes on the Jersey shore since 1986. Borden explains his step-by-step strategy for due diligence to alleviate concerns and — most important — to ensure that any piling work won't damage nearby foundations or cause other damage for which he could be liable.
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Driving Down Risk Due diligence will help avoid litigation caused by driving piles Eric Borden A 1,500-pound drop hammer driving piles will send shivers down a neighbor's back — and the potential for damaging adjacent structures runs high. The solution is a careful inspection of the neighbor's property before the pile driver ever arrives. We primarily build custom homes on the shifting sands that comprise the barrier islands of the New Jersey coastline. Timber piles serve as the foundation, or support the footings for a masonry foundation, on every home we build. For all oceanfront homes in the V zone,
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