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Archive for July, 2006


House Foundation Moving? Monitor Your Wall Cracks

By on Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 | No Comments

If you really want to get anal about monitoring cracks in walls that you think are being caused by foundation movement, I ran across the following device that can do just that. It’s the Avongard Crack Monitor. Who could use one? According to the Avongard website:

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Selling a House That Needs Foundation Repair

By on Tuesday, July 25th, 2006 | 2 Comments

Here’s another article regarding concrete foundation repair and real estate issues. Thanks to Damion Rutherford of e-foundation repair. Foundation cracks and settlement problems are viewed as serious defect to a home. Most homeowners realize this and simply will not purchase a home unless proper repairs are made. In addition, many lending venues (FHA,VA,Conventional) simply will [...]

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Foundation Repair With Custom Made Steel Piers

By on Tuesday, July 18th, 2006 | No Comments

The foundation repair radio commercial blared out of the speakers in the kitchen this morning ignoring the fact that I just wanted to know how hot it was going to be today. Yesterday it was so hot I was afraid of standing still in the sun lest I spontaneously burst into flame. That’s hard on [...]

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Protecting Your House Foundation Means Working With Soaker Hoses

By on Monday, July 17th, 2006 | No Comments

I’m using soaker hoses around my concrete foundation in an attempt to keep a uniform layer of moisture in the clay soil on which my house sits. It’s the main tool we homeowners can use in trying to avoid the cost of foundation repair. I also noticed that I had too much soaker hose on [...]

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