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 [...]
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Foundation Repair Maintanence with Soaker Hoses-7 Ways Homeowners Do it Wrong
By Digger on Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 | 2 Comments
There are 7 common mistakes homeowners make in maintaining their concrete slab foundations that sit on heavy clay soils. First, not having soaker hoses.
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A friend of the family is down-sizing and has put his home up for sale. He and his wife have too much house and are looking to move into a condo. A real estate agent was engaged and the process started. The home inspector said there was a “dome” on the floor of the master [...]
Read More...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 [...]
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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 [...]
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