Saving a Catastrophe: Raising a Sunken 300,000sf. Industrial Building 15” - part II
In my last blog, I described the state of the building when we first encountered it. To review the previous blog entry, click HERE.
Added in: structural failure, joists, girder, girder connections, joist and girder connections, shoring jacks, tilt up walls, piles, eccentric loading conditions, level with the outside grade, building structure, Commercial Foundation Repair
Last month, our Field Operations Manager, Tom Dixon, and I traveled to Omaha, Nebraska for training provided by our supplier Supportworks. I attended...
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Time to Take Action - January is National Radon Action Month!
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Saving a Catastrophe: Raising a Sunken 300,000sf. Industrial Building 15”
For the last 12 months, we have had the opportunity to work on an industrial building that was severely distressed. Several parts of the building had...
Added in: building had sunk, floor gaps, solid landfill, deep dynamic compacted, compact deeper soils, micropiles, Supportworks 288 push piles, Compaction Grouting, push piles, TEI 260HT drifter
Historic Homes & Foundation Problems
Are your home’s historic, original floors stopping you from fixing your crawl space supports? We can help.
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In a recent blog post (click HERE to read), I pointed out the problems with common existing stem wall performance as well at the problems with trying to fix them with current technology. I also...
We have previously discussed the problems facing the foundation repair industry and a potential solution to those problems with my MoistureLevel Smart Foundation System. How did The MoistureLevel...
In perusing the comments that I see regularly on the Internet, I am always amazed that people are still wondering why after they patch a crack it keeps returning. I see people’s frustrated comments...
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