The Next Texas Drought It is said that death and taxes are the only two things in life you can be certain will occur. Well, we think that you can add a Texas Drought or two or three to that list. In the last three years we have had two very damaging droughts – 2011 […]
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Rain and your Concrete Foundation Now that Texas has experienced two very hot any dry summer seasons in the last three years (2011 and 2013), What happens when the region begins to receive rain? Answer: Movement. The concrete slab foundation under your home is going to move – maybe a little, maybe more than a
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Vet a Contractor – Compare Companies Are you confused by all of the “conflicting” claims and information about foundation repair? We understand because we talk with people every day who are confused. So we have a suggestion – ask for independent information. And you can use our handy checklists to compare foundation repair companies. Online
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We Don’t Like Pressed Piles Most foundation repair contractors in Texas use some form of a Pressed Pile method of foundation repair because it is fast, cheap, and very profitable for the contractor. At Dawson Foundation Repair we don’t like pressed piles and we have never installed them. We install Bell Bottom Piers. Since a
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Shoddy Foundations and Shoddy Homebuilders Want to buy a new home? Or build your dream home? Well, you better do your homework because Texas laws are designed to protect shoddy homebuilders. And one of the areas of shoddy work is the foundation – minimally functional foundations that are almost guaranteed to fail in short order.
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Fault Lines in Texas In simple terms, a fault line is fracture or crack in the rock of the earth’s crust. The rock can split apart and leave a crevice or it can have vertical movement where one side is higher than the other. Or a fault can be both, a large crack with different
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Foundation Inspections Impacted By Drought Drought conditions in Texas usually cause an increase in the number of foundation repair inspections performed. Homeowners, finding new cracks in walls and masonry, noticing windows and doors opening less smoothly than they are used to, are concerned that the drought has caused the soil underneath their home to sink.
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Keep It Moist Your home’s foundation needs the soil under it to maintain a stability of moisture that it’s not getting again this year. When it’s hot and dry, as it has been throughout the state of Texas, the conditions require crucial maintenance of your foundation. Controlling the moisture level around the home can be
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Under Slab Plumbing Test So, Dawson has completed its work on repairing your home’s foundation. Now everything is done, right? Well, no, not exactly. Under slab plumbing leaks can occur before or during the foundation leveling process. Dawson Foundation Repair recommends that the homeowner pay for a plumbing test after we have installed the proven
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The Advantages of Bell Bottom Piers There are major differences among the various methods of foundation repair. As a homeowner this data clearly delineates for you the strengths and weaknesses of the several methods commonly used in the residential foundation repair in the state of Texas. It shows that Dawson Foundation Repair’s method is the
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