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Slab Foundations – Repairing with the Bell Bottom Pier
By Digger on Thursday, February 24th, 2011 | 3 Comments
Was Your Slab Foundation Level to Begin With?
By Digger on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 | No Comments
If you have your concrete slab foundation inspected by either a repair contractor, or better yet, an independent professional structural engineer, you are likely to get an elevation report produced by one of two tools: A Compu Level or a manometer. When I had my inspection done, the engineer used a Compu Level. I received [...]
Read More...The Number One Cause of Slab Foundation Problems
By Digger on Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 | 3 Comments
If it’s not the number one problem then it’s a very close second. It’s the soil. If your slab-on-ground concrete foundation sits on heavy clay soils that dry out , then swell up when heavy rains come, the foundation is in danger of movement. It’s exactly this kind of expanding then shrinking that causes most [...]
Read More...Link To Foundation Inspection Report Repaired
By Digger on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | 2 Comments
In 2006 I had my concrete slab foundation inspected by a local structural engineer and wrote about it on this blog. I also scanned his report into a PDF file and posted it. However, in the throes of changing hosting companies the link to this report was broken and remained so for some time. The [...]
Read More...Get Several Bids for Foundation Repair
A friend of the family is down-sizing and has put his home up for sale. He and his wife have too much house and are looking to move into a condo. A real estate agent was engaged and the process started. The home inspector said there was a “dome” on the floor of the master [...]
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