Patent ID: 8851800

Claim:
A piering system for supporting a foundation, the piering system comprising: a pier comprising a starter segment made of pipe welded to a disc and a first larger diameter segment overlapping the pipe and welded to the pipe and disk, and alternating overlapping smaller diameter segments and the larger diameter segments, the smaller diameter segments fitting inside the larger diameter segments; a head plate supported by the pier, the head plate com prising: a head plate pipe sliding onto the top of the pier; and a head plate table welded to a head plate pipe and covering the top of the head plate pipe, the head plate table resting on the top of the pier; and a shim block residing on top of the head plate table leaving space on the head plate table to place a jack for supporting the foundation, the shim block comprising: an outer pipe; an inner pipe inside the outer pipe recessed into the top of the outer pipe; a shim block base attached to the bottom of the outer pipe to prevent the inner pipe from falling out; and a shim block nut rotationally fixed inside the top of the outer pipe; a threaded stud screwed into the shim block nut; a heave plate residing on top of the threaded stud, having a socket welded near the center of a bottom surface of the heave plate to receive the threaded stud for providing vertical support to the heave plate, an interior of the socket about one inch larger diameter than the threaded stud allowing translation and tilt of the heave plate with respect to the threaded stud; and at least two attachments configured for permanently fixedly connecting the heave plate to the foundation.