Whose agenda are we following anyway?
A goal not written down is only a wish. Every foundation contractor that comes to your house tells you that he is working in your best interests. The question is are they really?
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.
Adaptive Reuse and Brownfield Development with Helical Technology
One of the many challenges and opportunities in today’s market is to make use of infill properties and reuse of existing structures. These kinds of projects, with many challenges including soil.
Rules of Thumb for Diagnosing Foundation Problems: Part X
In previous blogs, I discussed physical signs of stress and usually what they point to. The main tool used in diagnosing foundation problems is the floor level survey and its derivation the.
Rules of Thumb part VIII: Interpreting Signs of Foundation Stress
When people call in to our office, it is typically because of signs of stress that they notice. It is important to remember that the signs of stress are less of a problem in and of themselves, but.
Rules of Thumb Part IX: Signs of Foundation Stress
In mylast blog, I discussed how to interpret signs of stress for foundation settlement or foundation heave. In particular, walls doors and windows. Continuing in that line of thinking, I would like.
Foundation Repair Basics
Be very careful of a contractor who wants to suggest an expensive structural foundation repair with just a visual inspection.
We are often asked...
"Do I need to have the foundation of my home.
The Dirty Little Secret of the Foundation Repair Industry
When a Homeowner calls out a foundation repair company to “get a free estimate”, it is a little known fact that many times the foundation repair contractor misdiagnoses the problem and the resulting.
The Age of the Structure
Rules of Thumb in Diagnosing Foundation Problems part VII: The Age of the Structure
How old is the structure? There is a lot more to this question than meets the eye…
