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 [...]
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Link To Foundation Inspection Report Repaired
By Digger on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | 2 Comments
Foundation Repair Job Down the Street Still Good
By Digger on Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | 6 Comments
In 2006 I wrote about my then neighbor Dennis’ foundation repair job. The contractor used the “pressed piles” method of repair. He then sold the house to a young woman we’ll call Shelia and moved. I was passing by last week and saw that a garage sale was going on at this same house. I [...]
Read More...Concret Slab Foundation Gets Drilled Piers
By Digger on Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 | No Comments
You can tell when a guy sells the house, packs up and moves away. You can also tell when a guy just leaves. Bobby, the guy who lived behind me, has up and disappeared. Bobby was having no luck selling his house because it needed foundation repair. He deducted the cost of fixing the slab [...]
Read More...Foundation Repair – Steel Piers and Rust
By Digger on Wednesday, February 21st, 2007 | 2 Comments
A question that comes to mind in considering steel piers for underpinning your concrete slab foundation is “are they going to rust or otherwise corrode?” Fair question. One of the answers involves using galvanized steel piers. Another method of corrosion protection for steel piers makes use of powder coating technology. However, there is a report [...]
Read More...What’s Not Romantic About Foundation Repair?
By Digger on Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 | No Comments
The money wizards over at MSNBC are saying that consumers will spend 13.7 buh-zillion US dollars on Valentine’s Day gifts this year, an increase over last year’s sales. So I have to ask, “Where are the Valentine’s Day tie-ins for foundation repair advertising?” I have not heard one radio commercial or seen one print ad [...]
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