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Guidelines on Choosing a Foundation Repair Company
There are several hundred foundation repair companies in North Texas. How does a homeowner determine which one to use? Frankly it is difficult unless he or she has guidance from a friend or an...
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Miscellaneous Surface Drainage Comments
Too many times, I see inadequate surface drainage conditions around a foundation that can potentially cause foundation movement. Because of the presence of expansive clay soils, poor drainage...
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Buyers Beware
Recently, I have seen a few sellers of a home either not disclosing existing foundation problems or purposely hiding critical information about it. One example follows: The seller (a house investor aka...
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Buyers Beware – Part 2
I once inspected a slab foundation of a residence for a lady who had owned a home for 15 years and was in the process of selling it. The home was about 2 years old when she purchased it from the...
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Building a Home on a Hill
Over the years, I have inspected numerous foundations of homes that are constructed on severe topography, i.e., where the ground surface slopes significantly, such as on the side of a hill or on a...
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House “Flippers”
Over the years, I have inspected the foundation of homes that had been purchased by investors. The investors remodeled the interior / exteriors and brought them up to a “new car smell” standard and...
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Why Are Texas Homeowners Told That They Need To Add Water To The Soil Around...
Background As is well known by most homeowners in North Central Texas, the foundations for our homes are many times constructed on expansive clay soils. The problem is that clay soils shrink when they...
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Why Are Texas Homeowners Told That They Need To Add Water to the Soil Around...
In my previous blog (Part1), I discussed the “requirement” for Texas homeowners to add water to the soils around their slab foundation. This is being done to attempt to limit foundation movement caused...
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Why Are Texas Homeowners Told That They Need To Add Water To The Soil Around...
In my previous two blogs (Parts 1& 2), I discussed the reasons for the “requirement” for Texas homeowners to add water to the soils around their slab foundation. It is suggested that these two...
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To “MudJack” or Not (after slab foundation repairs) If after a slab foundation is repaired by installing piers AND the slab is lifted upwards as part of the repairs, a void space will be created...
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