I came home the other day and found a flyer from a local foundation repair contractor hanging from my doorknob. “Knob-spam”, the kids call it. I started to throw it away but then saw the phrase “revolutionary new double pier perma-pile system.” Wow. Say that out loud three times fast.
Curious as to what that meant [...]
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If you are pondering which type of pier might be best to repair your concrete slab foundation, a fair question would be “How long is a steel pier going to last?” After all, they are basically steel pipes driven deep enough to encounter either bedrock or a similarly firm and stable strata of soil, then [...]
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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 of them. Two of them for other trees [...]
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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 a foundation repair contractor or an independent engineer? GeoDynamics is an engineering firm in Richardson, Texas and here is why they think [...]
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Dudes, check your websites now and then.
If you are going to say you have a great reputation and include a link to your Better Business Bureau, you might want to make sure that when a potential customer clicks on that link it doesn’t take them to a page on the BBB site that says your [...]
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There is a woman two doors down from me who wants to sell her house and also needs foundation repair. I’ve not been inside her house but all the signs are there on the outside. She’s got the tell-tale zig-zag cracks in the brick and a widening crack by the garage door. Word is that [...]
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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’ve put a [...]
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It’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’ve mentioned the NRWSRC website before. You can search for listings of member contractors in your state.
It’s a place to start.
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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 [...]
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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 one [...]
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