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Local Man Gets Foundation Repair

By on Wednesday, May 31st, 2006 | 5 Comments

His name is Dennis and he lives down the street from me. I was coming back from an errand and drove past his house. All the tell-tale signs of a concrete foundation repair job in progress were there. Piles of dirt, piles of pilings, piles of caps. I went home, grabbed my digital camera, walked [...]

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Do You Need Foundation Repair or Is It Something Else?

By on Thursday, May 25th, 2006 | No Comments

If you are seeing weird things with walls or floors inside or outside of the house you may be wondering if the foundation needs repair or if something else is going on. Are those cracks in the garage walls the result of concrete foundation movement or because the space has become the rehearsal hall for [...]

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Before Foundation Repair Consider a Structural Engineer

By on Wednesday, May 17th, 2006 | 19 Comments

It’s hardly ever a bad idea to seek out advice especially on a project with the expense of concrete foundation repair. In most cases for a few hundred dollars you can hire an independent professional structural engineer to inspect your foundation and recommend a method of repair that’s best for you. You should look for [...]

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Foundation Repair Texas

By on Tuesday, May 16th, 2006 | No Comments

If you have a suspect concrete foundation in Texas, the Foundation Performance Association website has a listing of geotechnical, structural, forensic, and civil engineers, inspectors, consultants, concrete foundation repair contractors and related businesses. (FPA) is a non-profit corporation in Texas. The website says “FPA is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge and professional [...]

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Foundation Repair Methods

By on Monday, May 15th, 2006 | 1 Comment

How shall I level thee…let me count the ways. Because each home and underlying soil condition can be different, there is no easy answer that applies to all concrete foundation repair situations. Each case needs to be examined individually by an independent structural engineer or professional foundation repair contractor. Some contractors will have biases to [...]

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