Archive for 'Choosing an Engineer'
Link To Foundation Inspection Report Repaired
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 [...]
Posted: December 3rd, 2009 under Choosing an Engineer, Methods of Repair, You might need foundation repair if...
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The Smart Way to Use Foundation Repair Coupons
You have the classic signs of concrete slab foundation distress. OK, your house does. Doors and windows don’t work right, you have cracks around the frames or cracks in your brick veneer. You think your foundation is going to need some work. Then you open the mail or the newspaper and there it is. [...]
Posted: June 23rd, 2008 under Choosing a Contractor, Choosing an Engineer.
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Can We See the Foundation Inspection Report?
Oh, all right. I had my concrete slab foundation inspected last month by an engineer. The resulting report has drawings, measurements, recommendations and enough engineer talk to make me wish I had a pocket protector and white tape on my glasses. While we are not in danger of the roof falling in about our heads [...]
Posted: October 6th, 2006 under Choosing an Engineer, You might need foundation repair if...
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Sir! The Foundation has Been Inspected, Sir!
Yesterday just before 1 p.m. there came a light rapping at the front door. “Be still my beating heart,” I told myself. The inspector is here!
His name is Mike and he is a licensed structural engineer who’s website described him as just the kind person you want inspecting your slab foundation: unbiased, independent, yet with [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2006 under Choosing an Engineer, You might need foundation repair if...
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Foundation Inspection Protects Both Agents and Home Buyers
Frank Kneller is involved in licensing the Cable Lock method of foundation repair and wrote the following for the Houston Business Journal:
“The floor plan is perfect, the landscaping is beautiful and the amenities are ideal. A prospective home buyer is sold on the appearance of a home, but there are questions about what is [...]
Posted: September 25th, 2006 under Choosing an Engineer, Real Estate and Foundation Repair.
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Be Selective When Choosing a Foundation Inspector
These days almost anyone who appears to be an adult, has a hard hat, a tape measure and a clipboard can claim to be a foundation inspector. Even a well educated registered professional engineer can make the claim. But if his field of expertise is aeronautics or electrical, might as well have your dentist [...]
Posted: September 20th, 2006 under Choosing an Engineer.
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Consider a Structural Engineer
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 a [...]
Posted: May 17th, 2006 under Choosing an Engineer, Trade Associations.
Comments: 11