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  • 12 Aug 2025
    What is a Foundation Engineer?
    All engineers have their own sets of specialization, based on skills that they acquired through education and/or experience. A Foundation Structural Engineer is one who specializes in conducting professional assessments of the foundations of your home, or your...
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  • Why You Should Never Rely on a Contractor’s Engineer for Foundation Repairs
    10 Aug 2025
    Why You Should Never Rely on a Contractor’s Engineer for Foundation Repairs
    The Hidden Risk of Contractor-Provided Engineers When a foundation repair contractor tells you they will “bring in their engineer,” it may sound reassuring. After all, an engineer should mean objectivity and expertise. Unfortunately, in Texas, this practice usually results in biased foundation inspections that protect the contractor’s interests, not the
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  • Structural Engineer Cost for Foundation Evaluation in Texas
    04 Aug 2025
    How Much Does a Structural Engineer Cost for Foundation Evaluation in Texas?
    The real cost is value, not just price Comparing fees is natural, but the lowest price rarely delivers the answers you need. In Dallas–Fort Worth and across North Texas, what matters most is whether your evaluation includes calculations and root-cause analysis that protect your home and budget. Not all engineering
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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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  • 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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  • Selecting the Ideal Foundation Engineer
    05 Oct 2023
    Selecting the Ideal Foundation Engineer: A Step-by-Step Guide
    Take a stroll both inside and outside your home, or any property you’re considering for purchase. Are any of the following signs evident? Cracks on interior walls, the brick fireplace wall, or between the exterior bricks. Protruding nails in the plaster or sheetrock. Doors and windows that don’t appear to
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