“I don’t think you need piers. Maybe a few. But I do think you have a slab leak.” That’s what foundation consultant Richard Rash told me in November. I had run across Mr. Rash’s website while researching foundation repair companies in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. After being in the foundation repair business for 30 years [...]
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Foundation Repair-Underpinning with Hybrid Piers
By Digger on Friday, May 13th, 2011 | 3 Comments
The three most common ways of underpinning a home foundation in need of repair are steel piers, pre-cast concrete cylinders (or push piers) and the drilled bell bottom piers. Each method has it’s pros and cons and affects the cost of foundation repair. Steel piers can be shoved into the ground deeper than concrete cylinders [...]
Read More...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...Foundation Repair Cost
By Digger on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 | 4 Comments
So how much is it going to be, what is the cost of foundation repair? The straight answer: it depends. Foundation repair costs vary because each situation is different. It depends on how many piers are needed to underpin the foundation. You may need piers all around the house or maybe just in front. One [...]
Read More...Cost of Foundation Repair
By Digger on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 | 5 Comments
Every concrete slab that may need repair presents its own symptoms and problems. Each situation is different. The guy next door to me had piers put in all around the perimeter of his house. He had concrete push piers installed under a 2,000 square foot single-story house and he said he paid right around $7,000. [...]
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