When my wife and I purchased our current house, we believed that we would be living in it for the rest of our lives. It had everything we were looking for and we loved it as our children did as well. We had no idea that a few years later we would be learning about [...]

A power pier system may seem like a strange term to some as it was to me, but I am very thankful for the work it does in helping our home. I first learned about this system after my wife and I realized that we had foundation problems with our house. Through a friend’s advice, [...]

An uneven foundation may be difficult to see, but symptoms were becoming obvious to me. On the exterior of my house, I noticed that my chimney showed signs of cracking and leaning. In the interior of my house, I began to notice that one of the doors did not shut completely and yet the door [...]

A building’s foundation is arguably its most important system.   If it is not doing its job, serious negative consequences will arise, and the longer it’s not properly doing its job, the more serious the consequences are going to be; repairing a problematic foundation as soon as possible will minimize damage and often cost less [...]

A general inspection of the foundation of a house should be performed before you ever consider making it your home.  Ascertaining the health of a home’s foundation consists primarily of looking for indicators that it’s not doing its job; in all but the very newest of homes, if the home evidences no indications of structural [...]

While most home renovators have no interest in jacking up their home and probably would not be easily able to do it even if they wanted to, this article addresses how foundation jacking is done so that the homeowner may understand the basics of the process.   Structural foundation repair almost often involves lifting the [...]

Your home’s foundation serves an important function, that of supporting the weight of the home in a stable fashion, preventing shifting and moving.  The foundation, if it is to perform its role successfully, must withstand a wide range of stresses and pressures which if not controlled, can cause a variety of damages.   Fixing your [...]

Selling your home can be extremely stressful, difficult and time consuming. Doing it right from the beginning can maximize the probability of selling your home.  Your home’s foundation is one of the most important systems of any home.  Having your foundation inspected before listing the home with a realtor can save you time, headaches and [...]

The structure of a home does not lend itself to flexing and movement caused by uneven foundation support.  The roof, walls, floors, windows, doors all perform best and create the least amount of problems when they are not stressed or tensioned by a moving foundation.  Knowing the signs caused by a shifting, heaving foundation or [...]

The decision of whether or not to repair your foundation can result in an expensive process.  The person who will help you decide what needs to be done, if anything, should be an expert in foundations.  They can be engineers who are formally trained and certified but they also do not have to be.   [...]