Archive for November, 2006
Two Types of Steel Piers
SABER is company that offers a lot of services having to do with concrete repair and leveling including residential foundations. Their website describes two of the more common types of steel piers on the market today: resistance and helical piers.
“There are generally two types of steel piers used for underpinning foundations. Resistance and helical. Both [...]
Posted: November 14th, 2006 under Methods of Repair.
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Replacing Lost Moisture Under the Foundation
Another thing Tom the Contractor suggested for reversing the loss of moisture under my slab foundation after the root barriers were installed was to rehydrate the soil. That’s a fancy word for squirting water into the dirt under the house.
One of his crew went all around the foundation with machine similar to a power washer [...]
Posted: November 6th, 2006 under Methods of Repair, Soaker Hoses, Tree Roots and Shrubs.
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