The Importance of Soil in Foundation Design For as much as I love living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, there is one serious drawback we...

The foundation is one of the most critical components of any home, especially in a region like DFW. The area's expansive clay soils and...

Retaining walls are not uncommon. They generally can be seen in big yards with different elevations. Landscapers make great use of these...

While talking about foundation damage/repair, we always talk about high plasticity clay when referring to our soil in Texas. This is...

What exactly is a french drain and how it can help to keep my foundation safe? Those and many more questions regarding french drains will...

We have talked about foundation repair. A lot. Quite a lot. It is what this blog is about, after all. We’ve talked about the different...

Your foundation has been repaired. The ordeal is over. Your house is safe. Time to rest on your laurels. Or is it? For long we’ve talked...

In the years since iFix came to be we have encountered certain beliefs or misconceptions about foundation repair. These, we’ve come to...

It might be possible that you’ve heard of the need of having dehumidifiers in your crawlspace before, but have you ever wondered why...

It is no secret that crawlspaces in pier and beam foundations can harbor mold. And while for some mold might be less of an immediate...

When exploring the different types of foundation and specifically Pier and Beam foundation we’ve come across the subject of timber and...

In our previous post we went over general information regarding home insurance like what they cover, what they exclude, types of coverage...

Home owners insurance. If you have a home then you absolutely need a homeowner’s insurance. These two go hand in hand. It is not a...

Foundation repair. To do it yourself or not to do it yourself. That is the question. Even us, every now and then, have posted about DIY...

If there is one constant for homeowners in our beloved state is that foundations just can’t quite catch a break; if it’s not the dry...

We can’t stop the rain season from coming, any more than we can stop the dry season either. But the one thing we can do is prepare for...

Time and again we’ve spoken about seasonal weather changes; soil being too dry, soil being too moist, but the fact of the matter is most...

‘I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A...

For the third post regarding the anatomies of foundations, we will be focusing in basemen foundations. Etymologically, the words basement...

In today’s post we will continue on discussing the anatomy of the most common types of foundation for residential buildings. Leaving...