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  • Water and Drainage Is Your Home’s Foundation at Risk
    30 Jan 2025
    Water and Drainage: Is Your Home’s Foundation at Risk?
    Water and Drainage; Is Your Home’s Foundation at Risk? Water is a powerful force! Proper drainage is an essential factor for homeowners looking to preserve their investment. Here are a few ways that deficient water drainage affects your home’s foundation: Soil...
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  • maintaining your foundation
    27 Jan 2025
    Maintaining Your Foundation – Tips from a Licensed Professional Engineer
    The Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas is known as the “Blackland Prairie.” Many years ago, pioneers settled in North Texas due to the area’s outstanding agricultural potential. While expansive clay soils in the Dallas Fort Worth area are excellent for crop production,...
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  • Do trees affect home foundation
    23 Jan 2025
    Do Trees Affect Your Home’s Foundation?
    The popular misconception that roots commonly smash through floors is a bit of a stretch. In reality, the most troubling aspect of a tree planted near your home is the roots’ tendency to absorb water in the soil. Keep reading for more information on how trees affect...
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  • Home Repair Contractors
    20 Jan 2025
    5 Tips For Dealing with Home Repair Contractors
    5 Tips for Dealing with Home Repair Contractors Home repair contractors range from honest and hardworking … to unreliable and dishonest. Although it would not be fair to make a sweeping generalization, it is safe to say that any time you decide to invest in costly...
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  • Foundation Problems
    16 Jan 2025
    Texas’ Shifting Soil — How to Avoid Foundation Problems
    Living on Unstable Ground In much of North Texas, homes are built on expansive clay soils. These soils swell when wet and shrink when dry, putting stress on your foundation over time. The result? Cracks, uneven floors, and other signs of movement that can worsen without proper evaluation. At Thomas
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  • Pick a Foundation Engineer
    13 Jan 2025
    How to Pick a Foundation Engineer
    Walk around the inside and outside of your home, or a house that you are interested in buying. Do you see any of the signs mentioned below? Cracks in interior walls, brick fireplace wall, or between the exterior bricks Nails that have popped out from the plaster or...
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