Can We See the Foundation Inspection Report?
Oh, all right. I had my concrete slab foundation inspected last month by a structural engineer. The resulting report has drawings, measurements, recommendations and enough engineer talk to make me wish...
View ArticleKeeping Tree Roots Away From The Foundation
We had a bid from Tom the Contractor to install four root barriers to stop the underground tentacles of nearby trees from sucking moisture out from under our concrete slab foundation. We accepted his...
View ArticleInstalling Root Barriers
The structural engineer who inspected my concrete slab foundation recommended tree root barriers be installed to stop foundation settlement due to loss of moisture in the clay soil that my home sits...
View ArticleA Piece of Concrete Has Fallen From My House. Can Ruin Be Far Behind?
I was running the soaker hoses around the foundation a few days ago and noticed a pretty bad crack just above the southwest corner of the foundation. Tapping at it with the toe of my shoe caused a...
View ArticleAre Steel Piers Going to Rust?
If you are pondering which type of pier might be best to repair your concrete slab foundation, a fair question would be “How long is a steel pier going to last?” After all, they are basically steel...
View ArticleFoundation Repair – Steel Piers and Rust
A question that comes to mind in considering steel piers for underpinning your concrete slab foundation is “are they going to rust or otherwise corrode?” Fair question. One of the answers involves...
View ArticleProtect Foundation-Checking the Soaker Hoses
We had a bit of a dry spell last week and I decided to run my soaker hoses to make sure the soil around my concrete slab foundation was staying moist. I hadn’t needed to run the soaker hoses in …...
View ArticleSteady As She Goes
I’ve been doing quite a bit of cosmetic fix-up inside the house over the last 10 months or so since I had root barriers installed. At the same time I had large shrubs removed from the west side of the...
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