General Interest

Insurance Companies Don’t Cover Foundation Repairs In most regions of Texas the soil supporting homes is clay. Clay soil swells when it absorbs water and settles, or collapses, when the water evaporates, as during the recent two-year drought. This up and down movement wreaks havoc on your home’s foundation. And, your homeowner’s insurance probably does […]

You Can Inspect Your Home’s Foundation (Part 2) This is Part 2 of information you can use to self-inspect your home’s foundation. (You can read Part 1 HERE.) When a homeowner thinks of home maintenance, the predominant concerns are the superstructure (everything above the foundation) and the grounds (landscaping). But there is more to it.

You Can Inspect Your Home’s Foundation Taking care of your house means more than merely painting and cleaning. Your home is perhaps the most expensive personal purchase you have made. It is truly an investment, an investment you can directly impact by taking care of it as best you can. And here’s the good news

Professional Installation of Bell Bottom Piers You can know the quality of a foundation repair company by the policies in place and the integrity of the people working for the company. That is true for Dawson Foundation Repair as it is for all other companies. Thus, Dawson strenuously ascribes to extensive quality control measures. For

Inspecting the Foundation of a Used Home Before the Sale Do you know what foundation things to look for when buying a used home? There are several things that can inform you about the condition of the foundation that is supporting the house. And they are well worth the investment of time and money. How

Buying a New Home? Check the Foundation! When buying a new home there are many things you can do to ascertain the quality of the foundation upon which the residence was built. From appearances the foundation and the surrounding landscaping are in almost ideal conditions on new properties. At least they should be! But how

Heavy spring rains have drenched parts of Texas, even to the point of causing deadly flooding. The damaged caused by these floods is always astronomical. In fact, according to FEMA, 90% of disaster related property damage is caused by flooding. Along with the obvious damage to personal belongings, mementos, heirlooms, etc., the floodwaters are also

Sink Holes in Texas Texas is one of the top two states where sinkholes occur. After Florida, the Lone Star State leads Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Tennessee in the number of sinkholes. About 35 percent of the United States has underground rock types that can be dissolved by groundwater circulating through them (salt rock,

“Kinda / Sorta” Structural Engineers Do you prefer a “kinda/sorta” or a “real” Structural Engineer to approve your Foundation Repairs? You wouldn’t allow a dentist to operate on your eyes, would you? Structural Engineering is one of the many branches of Engineering, some of which include Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, etc. Letting an

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is facing another long summer of moderate to severe drought conditions. But, there is another environmental issue that is very common in the area and is also possibly threatening your home’s foundation if you live in the area. We are talking about fault zones. There are two fault lines in the