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 helpful in avoiding foundation trouble that could result in thousands of dollars in damage. However, during times of extreme weather, such as the droughts of 2011 and 2013, it is impossible for the homeowner to replace all of the moisture that is lost to plant withdrawal and evaporation – the volume is just too great.
Your foundation needs a good monthly rain event. We are not getting those this year. As a result the dry conditions are causing the clay soil to shrink. Without the rains, the homeowner should try and maintain a uniform moisture level in the soil surrounding the perimeter foundation. When it rains homeowners should confirm that the water is not pooling around the foundation but draining away from it.
Most of the homes in the Lone Star State are built on the clay soil that is highly susceptible to moisture. So, when it rains and rains (remember those days?) the water will cause the soil to expand in volume and move upward (upheaval). This movement, plus other movements downward and sideways, puts tremendous stress on your home’s foundation and can cause cracks and other damage.
Foundation maintenance is an ongoing process. The homeowner has to hydrate the soil when it is dry and drain the water away from the house when it is really wet. It requires year-round diligence on the part of the homeowners.
When you need your foundation repaired, Dawson Foundation Repair understands that each project is different. To provide the best care for your home Dawson has used the bell bottom pier method of foundation repair since 1984. This method, quite simply, is the best. Poured concrete reinforced with rebar down to stable soil is the same support concept used by engineers to and build bridge and highway support columns. Bell bottom piers are the most tested and proven method of foundation repair. And your home is worth the best.
Dawson Foundation Repair installs only Bell Bottom Piers for homeowners and commercial property owners. Read what this Dallas, TX customer said in his testimonial comments.