The majority of home damage is caused by settlement – the hot weather evaporates the moisture and the clay soils shrink in volume. With no support, the slab foundation will crack and settle (fall) to the elevation of the shrunken soil. Since the house rests upon the slab, some of it will also settle, creating …
This press release describes some of the foundation problems being experienced by home owners – the fact that pier and beam home foundations continue to suffer after Hurricane Harvey. Some homes rest on a pier and beam foundation rather than a concrete slab foundation. These pier and beam foundations sit on clay soils. When Hurricane …
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Our press release of March 29, 2017, repeated our mantra that home builders in Texas build concrete slab foundations that are “minimally functional.” And in many cases they don’t even qualify for that low standard. Failed Home Foundations Are The Norm in Texas. At Dawson Foundation Repair we receive calls daily from people that own …
Well, here we go again. Another “Minimally Functional Foundation.” This is an expensive house and it is displaying signs of foundation damage at one year of age. Perhaps these cracks are purely cosmetic but we are not optimistic because they have appeared shortly after construction and this homeowner clearly has a foundation issue. Why would …
This Houston homeowner is requesting a foundation inspection after seeing a few cracks in the floor. He is contacting us because two of his neighbors are foundation repair referrals. The good news is that it appears from the email that these cracks are not large. The bad news is that his neighbors have had foundation …
Foundation Cracks will almost always become longer and wider over time. The soil movement will continue with changes in seasons.
Mud Pumping or pumping a concrete / soil slurry into a void under a foundation, will provide the slab foundation with additional support for heavier loads.
It is a wise decision to inspect and repair and foundation issue before beginning a major remodeling job on a home.
When homeowners see warning signs of foundation problems they should call us and request a free inspection.
Often plumbing problems under the home’s concrete foundation are the result of significant soil movement, which moves, flexes, and cracks slabs.
