'foundation repair articles' Category
New Article: Should You Insulate Your Foundation?
Fresh on the heels of the recent ice storm to hit the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, we have new article up: “Should You Insulate Your Foundation?” Here’s an excerpt:
An uninsulated foundation can result in a large heat loss from an otherwise tightly sealed, well-insulated house. It can also make below-grade rooms uncomfortable. Foundation insulation, on [...]
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Get your Thanksgiving started off right by feasting on the information in our latest free article: “Slabjacking or Piering: Which Is Right For Your Property ? “
Van Zandt Cottage Section Now Up!
You can learn just how we repaired and restored the only structure of its type in the City of Fort Worth that is still in its original location.The full story on the Van Zandt Cottage in Forth Worth is here.
New Article- Soil: The Other Half of the Foundation
We have a new article up in our foundation article section that shows how understanding the soil a property sits on may prevent value loss, call-backs and neighborhood gossip that can hurt a realtor’s or seller’s bottom line.
If you want to keep track of when our article section updates, you can always subscribe to the [...]After The Foundation Repair: What Happens Next?
After MBR finishes up a foundation repair job, we get a number of questions regarding follow-up, maintainance and rain. Here are a few questions on foundation after-care, and what you can do to keep your foundation and your home in good condition.
Why haven’t all the cracks gone away?
Foundation repairs will ensure life-long structural integrity of [...]Some Causes of Foundation Problems
Foundation problems can be caused be loose soil, not enough water and many other reasons in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Water is the main enemy in expansive soils problems. There is either too much water, causing the soil to swell, or not enough, causing the soil to shrink.
If all soils beneath a foundation swells [...]