Foundation Repair Blog
Your home’s foundation is one of the most important – if not the most important – components of your home. Without a strong, stable foundation, your home’s floors, walls, and ceilings are vulnerable to becoming damaged. Left unchecked, damage to your foundation will cause extensive – and expensive – damage to your home. But how […]
Few things strike fear in a homeowner’s heart more than a crack in a wall or floor. We’ve all seen them: cracks running up the masonry of our exterior walls, or spreading across a floor. They’re always unsightly, and they make us think something is seriously wrong with our house. Sometimes, the crack isn’t as […]
Problems with your home’s foundation can occur at any time throughout the year, but many tend to happen during the summer months. That’s mainly because of climate changes throughout the year. In spring, there tends to be more moisture, which allows the soil to expand. When the heat of summer arrives, though, the higher heat […]
The structural integrity of your home’s foundation depends a lot on the soil on which the foundation is placed. Not all of a foundation’s strength depends on the foundation type and the building materials used. Soil matters, and while it isn’t something we can always control, understanding how soil impacts a foundation is critical. There […]
Crawl space foundations are fairly common in the central Alabama area, and they offer an opportunity for savings. The opportunity comes in encapsulating them – or using a polyurethane barrier to completely cover the space. Doing so brings a lot of advantages over leaving the crawl space open and uncovered. How Encapsulation Works A crawl […]
