Cognitive Biases: False Cause
More Biases that interfere with Foundation Diagnoses: False Cause
False Cause Fallacy is commonly defined as ‘mistaking correlation for causation’. Humans have succeeded as the dominant species.
On Site, Immediate Foundation Repair Evaluations
Sometimes, customers tell us they were advised by other foundation repair contractors that they can do a foundation investigation, make recommendations, design a repair plan and pricing at a one.
How to Make Sure Home Buyers Have Good Info When Buying
We hear the story over and over again. Young couple moves into a new (used) home, excited and eager to begin a new life. Within a year the home begins to show signs of foundation or floor movement,.
Foundation Repair Tools
If The Only Tool They Have is a Hammer,
Then All Their Problems Start Looking Like Nails
Real or Fake Foundation Inspection?
Foundation repair can be a confusing enigma. You often get totally different approaches that arrive very different solutions!
Shooting From the Hip on Foundation Analysis
Over the last 20 years I have spoken with hundreds of geotechnical and structural engineers about proper practices for a foundation investigation. I have asked the question if they would be.
What Should be Included in a Foundation Investigation?
It seems that everyone seems to have a different opinion of how to conduct a foundation investigation. I have been a member of two different foundation repair networks (both Ram Jack and Foundation.
Rules of Thumb: Diagnosing Foundation Problems Part II
Understanding Site Soil Conditions
Is Your Foundation Inspector the Fox Guarding the Hen House?
Many Foundation Inspections are Completed by Salespeople
Carl Sagan wrote some excellent rules for the fine art of baloney detection. Among others are that the facts should be independently verified,.
Foundation Repairs: Arizona Home on the Edge Part 5 – Results
With this Arizona hillside home, the foundation repairs were complex and challenging. This story starts with construction errors discovered in Part 1, and involved geotechnical and structural.
