Mistakes: Life’s Opportunities to Grow & Learn (part 5)
"Sometimes it takes getting hit between the eyes with a two by four to realize when we need to learn something!”
- Bob Brown, Foundation Repair Expert & Arizona Foundation Solutions Owner
Impartial, Objective & Evidence-Based Foundation Inspection
At the first sign of a foundation problem (click HERE to see what the symptoms of a foundation problem look like), Homeowners should demand an impartial, objective, evidence-based foundation.
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.
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.
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…
Sham Investigations Part II: More smoke and mirrors
As more homeowners are starting to realize the advantages of having a foundation inspection that is scientific, objective, and thorough, using industry standards, and engineering oversight, the.
The Truth About Post Tensioned Foundations
Rules of Thumb for Diagnosing Foundation Failure part V: The Truth About PT
In previous blogs, we've discussed how a conventional foundation system is affected by the various forces. Now, let's.
