Converse is located in Bexar County in the U.S. state of Texas. It is on the northeast border of San Antonio and is about 15 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. The population was 18,198 at the 2010 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, Converse has a total area of 6.3 square miles or 16 square kilometers.

Converse Soil Characteristics As They Affect Foundation Repair

Converse is built upon the Gulf Coastal Plain. This large plain was created over thousands of years by the deposit of sediments from higher elevations. Unfortunately for homeowners and commercial property owners, these sediments contain a high percentage of clay soils. Clay soils can severely damage concrete slab foundations through their movement. Clay soils will expand dramatically when wet and they will shrink dramatically when dry. This constant swelling and shrinking puts tremendous stresses on rigid concrete foundations. Many times these foundations are not strong enough to resist these movements and the results will be uplifted, collapsed, and/or cracked foundations.

Developments built on the rocky hill country soils have far less clay content and therefore far less movement. Generally, these areas have few foundation problems.

Foundation Inspection

Dawson Foundation Repair will provide FREE home foundation repair inspections and estimates for Converse residents (for homes not involved in real estate transactions).

For more information about Dawson Foundation Repair services, see the following pages:

· Browse a comparison of the foundation repair methods commonly used in Converse, Texas
· See a step-by-step walk through of the foundation repair process