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	<title>Repair My Foundation-A Homeowner&#039;s Look at the Options &#187; Soaker Hoses</title>
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	<description>A home owner&#039;s look at foundation repair choices</description>
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		<title>My Foundation Slab Leak-Part One</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/my-foundation-slab-leak-part-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Foundation Repair Cost]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair and the Drought-5 Tips for Homeowners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foundation Repair]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[clay soils]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Droughts are hard on the home foundation, no question about it. I was looking at a map from the US National Weather Service that showed almost a third of the country in drought conditions that range from “excessively dry” to “exceptional drought.” Not good. And to make matters worse, many areas included in the drought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair Maintanence with Soaker Hoses-7 Ways Homeowners Do it Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-maintanence-with-soaker-hoses-7-ways-homeowners-do-it-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-maintanence-with-soaker-hoses-7-ways-homeowners-do-it-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drainage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foundation Repair]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[You might need foundation repair if..]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 7 common mistakes homeowners make in maintaining their concrete slab foundations that sit on heavy clay soils. First, not having soaker hoses.]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair In The News</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-in-the-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Methods of Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate and Foundation Repair]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[You might need foundation repair if..]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You know a drought is taking its toll on the slab foundation in your area when the local television news is running stories on how busy foundation repair companies are. While some parts of the U.S. are finally drying out after record flooding this spring, other parts of the country including Texas are experiencing record [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water Foundation &#8211; What’s Up With That?</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/water-foundation-what%e2%80%99s-up-with-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/water-foundation-what%e2%80%99s-up-with-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soaker Hoses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a recreation of a conversation between me and a neighbor when I first moved here. His name is Ed and he is wearing a ball cap and a Dallas Cowboys T-shirt. &#160; Me: “What are those black hoses I see around your house?” Ed: “Soaker hose. Water foundation.” Me: “Excuse me, what?” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Foundation May Need Some Underpinning</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/house-foundation-may-need-some-underpinning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/house-foundation-may-need-some-underpinning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[People relocating to an area with heavy shrink/swell clay soils can become overwhelmed by the damage that can befall the house foundation. Here is a typical case where the new resident is concerned he may need underpinning of his slab foundation.]]></description>
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		<title>Need Foundation Repair? Blame it On &#8220;Climate Change&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/need-foundation-repair-blame-it-on-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/need-foundation-repair-blame-it-on-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Drainage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you need a foundation fix, it might be because of climate change (also known as "global warming") At least that is the gist of an article written last year that I ran across in the New York times.]]></description>
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		<title>The Number One Cause of Slab Foundation Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/the-number-one-cause-of-slab-foundation-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/the-number-one-cause-of-slab-foundation-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If it&#8217;s not the number one problem then it&#8217;s a very close second. It&#8217;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&#8217;s exactly this kind of expanding then shrinking that causes most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep an Eye on the Soaker Hoses</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/keep-an-eye-on-the-soaker-hoses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/keep-an-eye-on-the-soaker-hoses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soaker Hoses]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We are experiencing a pretty long hot dry spell in my part of the world. That means making sure the clay soil around my concrete slab-on-ground foundation doesn&#8217;t dry up and pull away. I&#8217;ve been running the soaker hoses pretty regularly and they do a nice job keeping the ground around the perimeter of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving into Soaker Hose Season</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/moving-into-soaker-hose-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/moving-into-soaker-hose-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 03:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2008/05/31/moving-into-soaker-hose-season/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In my part of the world the spring rains are coming to an end and the soil is getting drier. Since my concrete slab foundation sits on shrink-swell clay soils, I have to make a concerted effort to keep the dirt around the foundation moist. It&#8217;s really not that big of a deal because of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cost of Foundation Repair</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/cost-of-foundation-repair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/cost-of-foundation-repair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foundation Repair Cost]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2008/04/09/cost-of-foundation-repair/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steady As She Goes</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/steady-as-she-goes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soaker Hoses]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/08/31/steady-as-she-goes/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing quite a bit of cosmetic fix-up inside the house over the last 10 months or so since I had root barriers installed. At the same time I had large shrubs removed from the west side of the slab foundation. In the meantime I&#8217;ve been fixing drywall and painting. There were some small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Foundation-Checking the Soaker Hoses</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/protect-foundation-checking-the-soaker-hoses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/protect-foundation-checking-the-soaker-hoses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/08/01/checking-the-soaker-hoses/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a bit of a dry spell last week and I decided to run my soaker hoses to make sure the soil around my concrete slab foundation was staying moist. I hadn&#8217;t needed to run the soaker hoses in quite a while. Even though I have gutters that take most of the rainfall away [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soaker Hoses Feeling Neglected&#8230;.For Now.</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/soaker-hoses-feeling-neglectedfor-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/soaker-hoses-feeling-neglectedfor-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I recall, soaker hoses are those porous rubber conduits one drapes around the perimeter of the foundation to supply an even measure of moisture to the slab. It&#8217;s smart to do this if your house sits on shrink-swell clay soils. I haven&#8217;t had to use mine for six months. After two years of drought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clay Soil &#8211; Living In The Swell Times of Shrink-Swell</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/clay-soil-living-in-the-swell-times-of-shrink-swell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/clay-soil-living-in-the-swell-times-of-shrink-swell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 22:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/05/09/living-in-the-swell-times-of-shrink-swell-soils/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This little blog is written from the Dallas, Texas part of the globe which happens to be in one of the busiest areas for foundation repair companies. Why? Most of the residential neighborhoods are built on what used to be black prairie farmland.  Where once they grew cotton they now grow housing developments planted in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Foundation &#8211; Soaker Hose and Old Man Winter</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/house-foundation-soaker-hose-and-old-man-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/house-foundation-soaker-hose-and-old-man-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2006/12/27/soaker-hose-and-old-man-winter/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A question that comes to mind is &#8220;Should I worry about my soaker hoses that are around my house foundation being damaged by freezing temperatures during the winter?&#8221; Short answer: &#8220;Not really.&#8221; Most soaker hoses are made from recycled tires which is pretty tough stuff. Add to that the fact that soaker hoses are porous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Replacing Lost Moisture Under the Foundation</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/replacing-lost-moisture-under-the-foundation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/replacing-lost-moisture-under-the-foundation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2006/11/06/replacing-lost-moisture-under-the-foundation/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soaker Hoses on Steroids</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/soaker-hoses-on-steroids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been talking about using soaker hoses to keep the soil around my foundation from completely drying up during this blazing hot and dry summer. If you have shrink-swell clay soil it can shrink away from your concrete slab during dry periods and possibly cause damage. This morning, I ran across the website of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your House Foundation and The Trouble with Soaker Hoses</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve noticed that the soaker hose that runs along the west side of my concrete slab foundation is out of pressure before it reaches the end. The trip from the faucet to the tip of the hose is about 70 feet. I&#8217;m turning the faucet on hard enough that the first 20 feet of soaker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Your House Foundation Means Working With Soaker Hoses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 20:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m using soaker hoses around my concrete foundation in an attempt to keep a uniform layer of moisture in the clay soil on which my house sits. It&#8217;s the main tool we homeowners can use in trying to avoid the cost of foundation repair. I also noticed that I had too much soaker hose on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Soaker Hose Samba</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again in Texas where the heat becomes relentless and the sun sucks moisture out of the soil faster than I can drain a Shiner Bock. It&#8217;s not a bad idea to have the soaker hoses running around your concrete foundation if it sits on elastic clay soil like mine does. [...]]]></description>
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