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# Ideal Foundation Systems Blog Page 2

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/remote-controlled-demolition-equipment-solves-challenging-helical-pier-installation>

[ Limited Access ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/limited-access) | [ Industrial Projects ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/industrial-projects) | [ Helical Piles ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-piles) | [ Helical Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-case-study)

## REMOTE-CONTROLLED DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT SOLVES CHALLENGING HELICAL PIER INSTALLATION

 March 10th, 2023|3 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/5-5-helical-piles-for-a-parking-garage-retrofit>

[ Helical Piles ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-piles) | [ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) | [ Helical Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-case-study)

## 5.5″ HELICAL PILES FOR A HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE RETROFIT

 December 28th, 2022|2 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/stelcor-at-jfk>

[ Limited Access ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/limited-access) | [ Low Headroom ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/low-headroom) | [ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) | [ Drilled-In Displacement Piles (DDM) ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/drilled-in-displacement-piles-ddm) | [ STELCOR ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/stelcor)

## STELCOR® DDMS TOUCHING DOWN AT JFK AIRPORT

 October 31st, 2022|2 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/nyc-12-75-helical-pipe-piles-for-soe-in-the-bronx>

[ Helical Piles ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-piles) | [ HELICAL SOE ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-soe) | [ Helical Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-case-study)

## 12.75″ helical pipe piles for SOE in the Bronx

 August 17th, 2022|2 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/42-stelcor-ddms-for-wind-turbines-in-california>

[ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) | [ Drilled-In Displacement Piles (DDM) ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/drilled-in-displacement-piles-ddm)

## 42 STELCOR® DDMS FOR WIND TURBINES IN CALIFORNIA

 July 25th, 2022|2 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/flying-excavators-and-stelcor-ddms-at-a-paper-mill-in-duluth-mn>

[ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) | [ Drilled-In Displacement Piles (DDM) ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/drilled-in-displacement-piles-ddm)

## FLYING EXCAVATORS AND STELCOR DDM’S AT A PAPER MILL IN DULUTH, MN

 June 29th, 2022|3 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/93-stelcor-ddms-installed-for-a-7-story-hospital-addition>

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## 93 STELCOR DDM’S INSTALLED FOR A 7-STORY HOSPITAL ADDITION

 March 3rd, 2022|2 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/types-of-foundations>

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## Types Of Foundations

 December 5th, 2021|4 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/keeping-up-a-facade-ithaca-ny>

[ Helical Piles ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-piles) | [ Historic Preservation ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/historic-preservation) | [ Helical Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-case-study)

## KEEPING UP A FACADE – ITHACA, NY

 October 19th, 2021|0 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/nyc-75-stelcor-piles-8-story-cantilevered-condos>

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## NYC – 75 STELCOR Piles for 8-Story Cantilevered Condos

 July 30th, 2021|1 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/helical-piles-in-an-active-stone-mine>

[ Industrial Projects ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/industrial-projects) | [ Helical Piles ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-piles) | [ Helical Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-case-study)

## Helical Piles In An Active Stone Mine

 May 4th, 2021|1 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/hiring-hunting-enlisting-recruiting-poaching-call-it-what-you-like>

[ HIRING ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/hiring)

## Hiring. Hunting. Enlisting. Recruiting. Poaching. Call It What You Like.

 February 12th, 2021|1 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/keeping-clean-washington-d-c-stelcor>

[ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) | [ Drilled-In Displacement Piles (DDM) ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/drilled-in-displacement-piles-ddm)

## Keeping it Clean in Washington D.C. With STELCOR

 February 11th, 2021|1 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/on-the-beaten-path-more-ideal-helical-piles-in-the-ny-nj-subway-stations>

[ Helical Piles ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-piles) | [ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) | [ Helical Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-case-study)

## On the beaten PATH: More IDEAL Helical Piles In The NY/NJ Subway Stations

 October 8th, 2020|0 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/stelcor-at-the-pennant-in-baltimore-md>

[ Drilled-In Displacement Piles (DDM) ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/drilled-in-displacement-piles-ddm)

## STELCOR at the Pennant in Baltimore, MD

 September 11th, 2020|0 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/stelcor-for-the-first-national-center>

[ Limited Access ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/limited-access) | [ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) | [ Drilled-In Displacement Piles (DDM) ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/drilled-in-displacement-piles-ddm) | [ STELCOR ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/stelcor)

## STELCOR For The First National Center

 August 10th, 2020|2 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/nyc-stelcor-manhattanville-factory-district-malt-house-building>

[ Limited Access ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/limited-access) | [ Low Headroom ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/low-headroom) | [ Drilled-In Displacement Piles (DDM) ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/drilled-in-displacement-piles-ddm)

## NYC – Stelcor® in the Manhattanville Factory District for the Malt House Building

 May 29th, 2020|1 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/helical-pile-foundations-for-covid-19-field-hospitals-in-new-york>

[ Helical Piles ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-piles) | [ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study) | [ Helical Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/helical-case-study)

## Helical Pile Foundations for COVID-19 Field Hospitals in New York

 May 1st, 2020|1 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/seals-of-approval>

[ Limited Access ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/limited-access) | [ Low Headroom ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/low-headroom) | [ Drilled-In Displacement Piles (DDM) ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/drilled-in-displacement-piles-ddm)

## STELCOR Seals of Approval – 150,000-Gallon Harbor Seal Exhibit in Norwalk, CT

 April 2nd, 2020|1 min read

<https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/east-village-homes>

[ Case Study ](https://www.idealfoundationsystems.com/blog/topic/case-study)

## NYC – East Village Homes See STELCOR Savings

 January 21st, 2020|1 min read

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