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	<title>Repair My Foundation-A Homeowner&#039;s Look at the Options &#187; Choosing a Contractor</title>
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		<title>Foundation Repair-Underpinning with Hybrid Piers</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-underpinning-with-hybrid-piers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 14:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<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>Slab Foundations – Repairing with the Bell Bottom Pier</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/slab-foundations-%e2%80%93-repairing-with-the-bell-bottom-pier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/slab-foundations-%e2%80%93-repairing-with-the-bell-bottom-pier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For home foundation repair, some companies say the old reliable bell bottom pier is the best.]]></description>
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		<title>Was Your Slab Foundation Level to Begin With?</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/was-your-slab-foundation-level-to-begin-with/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/was-your-slab-foundation-level-to-begin-with/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Concrete slab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cracks in brick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foundation (engineering)]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=191</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair-Beware The Pier Salesman</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-beware-the-pier-salesman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-beware-the-pier-salesman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 22:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How does the home owner get a fair price on the cost of foundation repair? To begin with, remember the following rule of thumb. Foundation repair companies sell piers. The more they sell and the more they can charge you per pier, the bigger the salesman&#8217;s commission and the more the company makes. Be aware [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Smart Way to Use Foundation Repair Coupons</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/the-smart-way-to-use-foundation-repair-coupons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/the-smart-way-to-use-foundation-repair-coupons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/?p=150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You have the classic signs of concrete slab foundation distress. OK, your house does. Doors and windows don&#8217;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. A [...]]]></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>
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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>El Cheapo Foundation Repair Inc</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/el-cheapo-foundation-repair-inc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/el-cheapo-foundation-repair-inc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate and Foundation Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foundation companies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2008/02/18/el-cheapo-foundation-repair-inc/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The house behind and across the alley from mine is up for sale again. A fellow named Bobby used to live there but he just left one day. I know Bobby had once owned the house because he had converted the garage into a den, added a swimming pool and had made other improvements you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair Companies-One Reason To Run with the Big Dogs</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-companies-one-reason-to-run-with-the-big-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-companies-one-reason-to-run-with-the-big-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/08/02/one-reason-to-run-with-the-big-dogs/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My next door neighbor Don had his concrete slab-on-ground foundation repaired three years ago. He paid close to $7,000 and the job came with a lifetime warranty. Don wasn&#8217;t satisfied with the results of the first job. His foundation was moving more than he thought it should and not as level so he called them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concret Slab Foundation Gets Drilled Piers</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/concret-slab-foundation-gets-drilled-piers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/concret-slab-foundation-gets-drilled-piers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/07/17/bobby-disappears-the-foundation-gets-drilled-piers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair Companies and Lifetime Warranties</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-companies-and-lifetime-warranties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-companies-and-lifetime-warranties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/04/10/be-careful-of-lifetime-warranties/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Something a lot of foundation repair companies like to talk about in their advertising in Texas is a &#8220;transferable lifetime warranty&#8221; on their work. Meaning that the foundation repair job is guaranteed for as long as you live in the house and even after you sell it. The new owner would get the same promise. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Not Romantic About Foundation Repair?</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/whats-not-romantic-about-foundation-repair/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/whats-not-romantic-about-foundation-repair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/02/13/whats-not-romantic-about-foundation-repair/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The money wizards over at MSNBC are saying that consumers will spend 13.7 buh-zillion US dollars on Valentine&#8217;s Day gifts this year, an increase over last year&#8217;s sales. So I have to ask, &#8220;Where are the Valentine&#8217;s Day tie-ins for foundation repair advertising?&#8221; I have not heard one radio commercial or seen one print ad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair Companies Offering Coupons</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-companies-offering-coupons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-companies-offering-coupons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/02/02/beware-of-high-pressure-sales-tactics-from-pier-salesmen/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I live in the Dallas, Texas area where we are bombarded with advertising from foundation repair companies. Some of the ads are more soft sell than others but it seems they would all love to come out, shake your hand, ask how the kids are and give your concrete slab-on-ground foundation a free no-obligation inspection. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair &#8211; Double Your Piers, Double Your Fun</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-double-your-piers-double-your-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-double-your-piers-double-your-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/01/29/double-your-piers-double-your-fun/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I came home the other day and found a flyer from one of the local foundation repair companies hanging from my doorknob. &#8220;Knob-spam&#8221;, the kids call it. I started to throw it away but then saw the phrase &#8220;revolutionary new double pier perma-pile system.&#8221; Wow. Say that out loud three times fast. Curious as to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Steel Piers Going to Rust?</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/are-steel-piers-going-to-rust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/are-steel-piers-going-to-rust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Choosing a Contractor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[concrete slab foundation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2007/01/12/are-steel-piers-going-to-rust/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are pondering which type of pier might be best to repair your concrete slab foundation, a fair question would be &#8220;How long is a steel pier going to last?&#8221; After all, they are basically steel pipes driven deep enough to encounter either bedrock or a similarly firm and stable strata of soil, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting the Foundation with Root Barriers</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/protecting-the-foundation-with-root-barriers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/protecting-the-foundation-with-root-barriers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2006/10/04/protecting-the-foundation-with-root-barriers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The inspection I had done on my concrete foundation calls for one root barrier to go between the slab and one live oak tree that is 12 feet from a corner of the home. One of the contractors I called for bids thinks I should have four root barriers. Two of them for other trees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Foundation Inspections &#8211; Engineer vs. Contractor</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/house-foundation-inspections-engineer-vs-contractor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.repairfoundation.net/house-foundation-inspections-engineer-vs-contractor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.repairfoundation.net/2006/09/13/foundation-inspections-engineer-vs-contractor/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If your home is showing the classic signs of foundation movement, like cracks in the brick and sheetrock, or sticking doors and windows, you might want to have it inspected. Do you call  foundation repair companies or an independent structural engineer? GeoDynamics is an engineering firm in Richardson, Texas and here is why they think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair and Selling the House</title>
		<link>http://www.repairfoundation.net/foundation-repair-and-selling-the-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a woman two doors down from me who wants to sell her house and also needs foundation repair. I&#8217;ve not been inside her house but all the signs are there on the outside. She&#8217;s got the tell-tale zig-zag cracks in the brick and a widening crack by the garage door. Word is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair in Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas is a big state with a huge population whose houses sit largely on suspect soil. There are a lot of reasons why a concrete foundation in Texas might need repair although most of the time it has to do with expansive clay soils. But that is not always the case and I&#8217;ve put a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Record Rainfall in Northeast U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 21:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s pretty safe to say that once the flood waters recede in Massachusetts, New Jersey and surrounding states, some homeowners are going to need to have their concrete basements and foundations checked for possible damage. I&#8217;ve mentioned the NRWSRC website before. You can search for listings of member contractors in your state. It&#8217;s a place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 20:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have a suspect concrete foundation in Texas, the Foundation Performance Association website has a listing of geotechnical, structural, forensic, and civil engineers, inspectors, consultants, concrete foundation repair contractors and related businesses. (FPA) is a non-profit corporation in Texas. The website says “FPA is a professional organization dedicated to advancing the knowledge and professional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair Methods</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 21:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How shall I level thee…let me count the ways. Because each home and underlying soil condition can be different, there is no easy answer that applies to all concrete foundation repair situations. Each case needs to be examined individually by an independent structural engineer or professional foundation repair contractor. Some contractors will have biases to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation Repair Trade Groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 14:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for information on concrete foundation repair, here are two foundation repair trade associations with websites: The National Association of Waterproofing and Structural Repair Contractors (NAWSRC) calls itself &#8220;A professional trade association serving the public and waterproofing, structure, and foundation repair industries. Members of the NAWSRC are required to uphold strict standards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who ya gonna call</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 21:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Digger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sat down with the Greater Dallas Area Verizon Yellow pages and counted concrete foundation repair contractor listings. I threw out listings for satellite offices or what appeared to be different numbers for the same or a sister company. Very unscientific to be sure, but I still ended up with 96 foundation repair contractors in [...]]]></description>
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