Martin Dawson

The Pressed Piling method of foundation repair evolved in the 1980s in an effort to reduce the cost of repairing foundations However, it has been widely used for over 20 years and it has some disadvantages

Jacking and Leveling Bell Bottom Piers is the final step in a foundation repair job At this point the foundation will be given additional support from the installed piers, which will resist the horizontal and vertical forces of soil movement

Mud Pumping is the process of filling voids under concrete slab foundations, patios, pool decks, and driveways There are several similar terms used to describe similar processes

Concrete is the primary construction material of a home foundation or a commercial foundation Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world

There are four major methods of foundation repair in the southern part of the United States They are known as concrete pressed pilings, concrete pressed pilings with insert, steel pressed pilings, and poured concrete piers (Bell Bottom Piers)

The Steel Piling Method of foundation repair is a more advanced version of the concrete piling and concrete piling with insert methods It has resolved a couple of the disadvantages of these two earlier methods but its overall performance as a long term foundation repair method is poor and inadequate

Underslab plumbing leaks can pose unique problems for commercial and residential foundations They can be leaks that have been occurring gradually over time or a sudden catastrophic leak that occurs suddenly

Flooding, and the damage it causes building structures and home foundations, has become a greater problem today than in the past Part of the problem can be attributed to the fact that more homes and commercial buildings are being built in areas prone to flooding

When the Bell Bottom Pier method of foundation repair is selected the property owner has made a choice to employ the "old fashioned" method Unlike other foundation repair methods, the Bell Bottom Pier method has been thoroughly tested and is the most reliable and most permanent solution for concrete slab foundations

The Pressed Piling with Insert method of foundation repair was developed in the 1980s in an effort to eliminate one of the major disadvantages with its predecessor, the pressed piling method The primary driving force behind the development of these methods was the desire to raise the profit margins of the foundation repair companies by lowering the installation costs