Foundation Repair
Foundation Resolutions is a foundation repair company serving Fort Worth and the surrounding Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area. We are a family owned and operated business that focuses on quality foundation repair. Call for a free consultation: 1-888-645-0040.
Our foundation repair services include:
- Concrete Pier Installation
- Concrete Slab Foundation Repair
- Pier & Beam Repair
- Steel Pier Foundation Repair & Installation
- Mudjacking
Steel-locked concrete piers are used in most residential, foundation repairs. This consists of digging about 3 feet down and over a few feet in order to get under the edge of the slab and a steel beam is located. The steel-locked concrete piers are then pushed with a hydraulic ram jack to refusal (bedrock). The piers (concrete cylinders) are reinforced with rebar that is cut in approximately 24” sections for extra support. When refusal (bedrock) is reached the steel-locked concrete piers are topped with a concrete cap and double piers are placed on top of the pressed concrete cap.
Steel shims are used to obtain ideal leveling.
Concrete Slab Repair
If you have any of the following symptoms you may have foundation problems:
- Displaced or cracked moldings
- Separation of doors, windows or garage doors
- Spaces between wall, ceiling or floor
- Walls separating from house
- Wall rotation
- Cracks in exterior or interior brick
- Uneven or sloping floors
- Cracks in sheetrock
- Doors sticking or not opening or closing properly
- Window sticking or not opening or closing properly
- Cabinets separating from ceiling or wall
- Cracks in walls
- Tears or wrinkles in wallpaper
- Garage door not opening or closing properly
- Floors sloping
- Tiles cracked
Homes built on a concrete slab are repaired one of two ways. We use pressed concrete, steel-locked piers or solid steel piers.
Pier and Beam Repair
Symptoms:
- Sagging floors
- Un-level floors
- Bowing floors
- Uneven or sloping floors
- Cracks in walls
- Doors stick or will not open and close
- Windows stick or will not open or close
- Displaced or cracked moldings
- Separation of doors, windows or garage doors
- Spaces between wall, ceiling or floor
- Walls separating from house
- Wall rotation
- Cracks in exterior or interior brick
- Cracks in sheetrock
- Cabinets separating from ceiling or wall
- Cracks in walls
- Tears or wrinkles in wallpaper
- Garage door not opening or closing properly
- Tiles cracked
Damage to any of these features can cause problems to the structure.
Pier and beam structures consist of a floor, sub-floor, sill plate (which supports the outside walls), pressure treated main beams, termite shield, floor joists, concrete pier and a footer. The footer, which is not always present, is for added support as well as aesthetics. The following diagram represents a common support:
Steel Piers vs Concrete Piers
It is very confusing when it comes to deciding on steel piers or concrete piers. First, an inspection is needed and as a rule of thumb, if a property is 3 or more stories (usually commercial) steel piers are used. Most residential properties are repaired with pressed concrete piers unless steel piers are requested by the homeowner; it is best if these options are discussed with one of our qualified inspectors.
Mud-jacking
Mud-jacking is the process of pumping “mud” or a mixture of concrete under a structure that has begun to sink. A core hole is drilled near the low spot and the “mud” is pumped under the structure until it is level.
Mud-jacking is most commonly used under sidewalks, driveways and concrete basements. It is usually not recommended for foundation repair because mud-jacking does not provide the deep support that a pier system does.