During rainy seasons, homeowners become concerned about leaky roofs, flooded yards, or wet patios. However, hard rains with a lack of drainage can lead to more serious consequences that often get overlooked until it’s too late—namely, foundation issues. After a rainy season with poor drainage, cracks can appear in a foundation, potentially leading to costly…
How Do I Avoid Foundation Damage Before the Rainy Season Starts?
Avoid Safety Hazards: Fix Cracked, Uneven Concrete Now
It’s easy to underestimate the eventual damage a single crack can do to concrete. You might even walk over and not notice them, but at some point, a driveway or sidewalk crack could be a major safety hazard, causing injury and even death. Making sure that the concrete around your home is safe is important…
Frost Heaving and Its Effect on Your Foundation
The freezing temperatures during an Oklahoma winter can wreak havoc for homeowners and business owners. It’s easy to focus on the obvious culprits of wintertime issues, such as higher electric costs and broken plumbing—while overlooking other areas. But the freeze-and-thaw cycle can also cause another problem to develop long after the cold weather has subsided:…
Does Winter Really Affect a Home’s Foundation?
Shoveling ice and snow off the driveway and sidewalk isn’t the only thing homeowners must deal with during Oklahoma’s winter months. You may not realize it, but the frequent temperature warmups we enjoy during winter can also be damaging to a house’s structural condition. The back and forth from freezing to temperatures in the 40s…
What Makes Helical Piers the Best Fix for Your Home Foundation
Is your Oklahoma home suffering from a damaged foundation? Or are you building a new home and wondering how to create the strongest foundation? Caring about your home’s structural integrity is smart, because in Oklahoma, our clay soil tends to shift a lot throughout the year. The soil beneath a home can move due to…
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