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 Problem part 2
Arizona Home on the Edge Part 2 – Technical Design Solutions
Retaining Wall and Home Stabilization
Foundation Repair: Arizona Home on the Edge Part 3 – Challenges
Retaining Wall and Home Stabilization
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.
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.
A Call for Discussion on Foundation Investigation Standards
Having Foundation Investigation Standards is Crucial.
One of the groups that I have participated with in the past is the Foundation Performance Association. This is an independent engineering group.
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 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.
