Launched nails install at a rate of up to roughly 250 twenty-foot nails per day, so most Austin walls complete in days once the launcher is on site, compared to weeks for a conventional drilled system.
Soil nailing reinforces a slope or excavation face from the top down, installing near-horizontal grouted steel bars in a grid pattern as the cut proceeds and then facing the surface with shotcrete. The result is a reinforced soil mass that acts as its own retaining structure, rather than a separate wall built to hold the ground back.
GSI installs soil nails in Austin using our patented Soil Nail Launcher™, which fires a launched nail into the slope at up to 250 miles per hour instead of drilling a conventional borehole. That advantage matters on Austin's steeper Hill Country slopes and sites with variable fill, because the launcher doesn't depend on a stable open borehole the way conventional drilled nailing does. GSI's Austin soil nail projects typically involve:
Launched nails install at a rate of up to roughly 250 twenty-foot nails per day, so most Austin walls complete in days once the launcher is on site, compared to weeks for a conventional drilled system.
A soil nail wall typically costs 25 to 50 percent less than an equivalent-height soldier pile wall and becomes a permanent structure. We provide a fixed-cost proposal after reviewing the slope and soil conditions.
Yes. Every design is stamped by a licensed Professional Engineer and meets IBC and Texas Building Code requirements for permanent earth retention.
Yes. GSI offers 24/7 emergency response, and the Soil Nail Launcher is well suited to actively moving ground since it doesn't require a stable open borehole.
The launcher unit is mounted on a compact excavator base weighing about two tons, letting crews access steep slopes and narrow lots that would be difficult to reach with a conventional drill rig.
We evaluate soil strength, slope angle, and existing movement before finalizing nail length and spacing, and the launched installation method increases soil density in the nailed zone rather than disturbing it.
The compact launcher footprint and top-down installation sequence limit disturbance compared to equipment that needs a graded platform to operate.
Yes. Because launched SuperNails™ don't depend on an open borehole, they install in collapsing holes, variable fill, and ground with voids where conventional drilled soil nailing struggles.
An unreinforced slope on Austin's steeper terrain can fail with little warning once saturated. Call (855) 599-5217 to get a soil nailing assessment from a licensed engineer.
