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When you purchased your home, it’s likely that it came with an existing sump pump or drainage solution. However, as with everything, wear and tear can cause you to look into sump pump maintenance, sump pump repair, or even a new sump pump installation. If you already have an existing solution and are simply looking […]

Cracks in your foundation are never a good sign – but did you know that how your foundation cracks – vertically or horizontally – can tell you more about the cause and severity of the issue? Differences Between Vertical and Horizontal Foundation Cracks As we said above, vertical, horizontal, and even diagonal cracks in your foundation can […]

You’re not alone. We’ve all experienced that one spot in your house where it’s not quite flat when you step. Maybe it’s the transition from one room to another, maybe it’s a section of your kitchen, or maybe it’s so bad that the floor in a room of your home is leaning. Maybe it happened […]

When you think of rising heating costs or other rising utility costs, the first thing that comes to mind is not likely to be your home’s foundation. More than likely, you think of an aging heater or air conditioner, old single-paned windows, or gaps beneath doorways. You may also think of insufficient insulation, inefficient ducting, […]

When you think of retaining walls, you probably think of the tilting walls next to the sidewalk that make it hard to walk past. These retaining walls are failing, but they are placed to hold back the soil on hills or sides of houses in most cases. However, retaining walls can also be used as […]

If you have a crawl space in your home, you may have problems with mold and mildew in that area, especially now that we are seeing more spring rain. While pier and beam home foundations are great for keeping water away from the home foundation during storms and flooding, they can retain moisture because they […]