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Retaining Walls
Retaining walls are not uncommon. They generally can be seen in big yards with different elevations. Landscapers make great use of these...
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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Types of Soil in Texas
While talking about foundation damage/repair, we always talk about high plasticity clay when referring to our soil in Texas. This is...
May 9, 20243 min read
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FRENCH DRAINS: INSTALLATION AND BENEFITS
What exactly is a french drain and how it can help to keep my foundation safe? Those and many more questions regarding french drains will...
Feb 1, 20245 min read
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STEP BY STEP: SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION REPAIR
We have talked about foundation repair. A lot. Quite a lot. It is what this blog is about, after all. We’ve talked about the different...
Jan 25, 20245 min read
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FOUNDATION: REPAIRED How to achieve long lasting results?
Your foundation has been repaired. The ordeal is over. Your house is safe. Time to rest on your laurels. Or is it? For long we’ve talked...
Jan 2, 20244 min read
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THE MYTHS OF FOUNDATION REPAIR
In the years since iFix came to be we have encountered certain beliefs or misconceptions about foundation repair. These, we’ve come to...
Dec 21, 202310 min read
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DEHUMIDIFIERS IN CRALW SPACESWHY AND WHAT FOR?
It might be possible that you’ve heard of the need of having dehumidifiers in your crawlspace before, but have you ever wondered why...
Nov 30, 20234 min read
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Mold in Your Crawlspace: A Serious Health Hazard
It is no secret that crawlspaces in pier and beam foundations can harbor mold. And while for some mold might be less of an immediate...
Oct 26, 20233 min read
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Treated Wood: What is it and why is it good for your foundation.
When exploring the different types of foundation and specifically Pier and Beam foundation we’ve come across the subject of timber and...
Oct 12, 20234 min read
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HOMEOWNER’S INSURANCE, PART 2
In our previous post we went over general information regarding home insurance like what they cover, what they exclude, types of coverage...
Oct 6, 20235 min read
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HOMEOWNER’S INSURANCE
Home owners insurance. If you have a home then you absolutely need a homeowner’s insurance. These two go hand in hand. It is not a...
Sep 14, 20236 min read
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To DIY or Not To DIY: The dangers of repairing your own foundation.
Foundation repair. To do it yourself or not to do it yourself. That is the question. Even us, every now and then, have posted about DIY...
Aug 29, 20234 min read
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PREVENTING WINTER DAMAGE TO THE FOUNDATION
If there is one constant for homeowners in our beloved state is that foundations just can’t quite catch a break; if it’s not the dry...
Aug 17, 20236 min read
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DRY SEASON: Taking Care of your Foundation
We can’t stop the rain season from coming, any more than we can stop the dry season either. But the one thing we can do is prepare for...
Jul 20, 20233 min read
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RAIN SEASON: Taking Care of your Foundation
Time and again we’ve spoken about seasonal weather changes; soil being too dry, soil being too moist, but the fact of the matter is most...
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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ROOTS AND PLUMBING
‘I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A...
Jun 15, 20234 min read
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BASEMENT ANATOMY
For the third post regarding the anatomies of foundations, we will be focusing in basemen foundations. Etymologically, the words basement...
Jun 1, 20235 min read
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SLAB ON GRADE ANATOMY
In today’s post we will continue on discussing the anatomy of the most common types of foundation for residential buildings. Leaving...
May 18, 20233 min read
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PIER AND BEAM ANATOMY
Previously we have touched upon the subject of the different, or to be more precise, the most common types of foundations. Back then, we...
May 11, 20237 min read
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House Settling
Previously, we’ve talked about foundation leveling and foundation repair and in doing so we mentioned the term House Settling once or...
May 3, 20234 min read
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