Foundation Repair Blog

A pier and beam foundation offers a dark and cool habitat that is attractive and ideal for many critters to call home. Strange sounds coming from beneath your floors is a telltale sign that animals such as raccoons or rats are living under your foundation. Maybe you simply noticed some disruption around your foundation and...Read More

Building your home on a hill takes careful planning and execution. The first thing you need to do is lay your foundation. However, the sloping nature of hills calls for more secure and sturdy foundations. You must also consider the size or limitations of your lot and the nature and character of the soil itself...Read More

Texas has frequent tornadoes, boiling summers and freezing winters — all conditions that make a basement an ideal escape from the weather. Plus, a basement is convenient storage space. So why do so few homes in Austin have basements? It’s Expensive and Unnecessary Building codes usually require that home foundations be built below the frost...Read More

You have probably heard the phrase “the house is just settling.” Usually, people use this phrase when they hear creaks or groans inside a home. Hearing some creaks in your house is natural. But make sure you aren’t in danger of foundation settlement problems. What is Foundation Settlement? Foundation settlement occurs when the earth under...Read More

For the past week, Austin has been getting above-average rainfall. According to KXAN Austin, the city experienced downpours upwards of 4 inches over the past 5 days. Surrounding areas got as much as 13 inches of rain – a huge amount. If your home has been in the middle of these storms, the sheer amount...Read More

If you’re buying or selling a house, or simply looking to assess the health of your home’s foundation, then you need to be able to identify the warning signs of foundation problems. If left unattended, a shifted or settled foundation can cause serious trouble across many parts of your house, so we’ve compiled a list...Read More