Retaining Walls
Retaining walls are not uncommon. They generally can be seen in big yards with different elevations. Landscapers make great use of these...
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May 93 min read
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...
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Feb 15 min read
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...
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Jan 255 min read
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...
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Jan 24 min read
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...
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Dec 21, 202310 min read
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...
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Nov 30, 20234 min read
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...
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Oct 26, 20233 min read
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...
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Oct 12, 20234 min read
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...
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Oct 6, 20235 min read
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...
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Sep 14, 20236 min read
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...
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Aug 29, 20234 min read
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...
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Aug 17, 20236 min read
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...
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Jul 20, 20233 min read
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...
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Jul 13, 20233 min read
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...
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Jun 15, 20234 min read
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...
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Jun 1, 20235 min read
BASEMENT ANATOMY
For the third post regarding the anatomies of foundations, we will be focusing in basemen foundations. Etymologically, the words basement...
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May 18, 20233 min read
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...
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May 11, 20237 min read
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...
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May 3, 20234 min read
House Settling
Previously, we’ve talked about foundation leveling and foundation repair and in doing so we mentioned the term House Settling once or...
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