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...

French drains are of great benefit to your foundation. But like all things, maintenance is very important to ensure that it continues...

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...

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

In this post we will explore how cooking oil became the bane of my house and how it was responsible for my foundation failing and all the...

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...

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...

What is a soaker hose and what are the benefits of using one? A soaker hose looks just like most garden hoses, but there is one...

Wall cracks. We’ve talked about them. They are one of the first signs of foundation damage. Admittedly however, there are times where...

Last time we talked about exercises in prevention and today we will build upon that. While it is pretty much impossible to do something...

In the very first post on this blog we talked about soil behavior, which, long story short, is responsible for foundation damage to our...

Periodic check ups are an exercise in prevention. Ideally all of us should have the habit of undergoing periodical examinations in order...