New San Antonio/San Marcos Foundation Repair Guide: House Leveling Pier & Beam

Feb 22, 2018

A new guide has just been released to the public by Foundation Repair Pros in San Antonio & San Marcos discussing house leveling of pier & beam homes. Available at http://bluechipfoundations.com

San Antonio, United States - February 22, 2018 /PressCable/ —

Foundation Repair Pros has just published a new Foundation Repair Guide: House Leveling Pier & Beam focusing on homeowners in the San Antonio, San Marcos and New Braunfels market area. The guide can be accessed here: http://bluechipfoundations.com/pier-beam-foundation-repair/

Here are a few of the key signs that a pier & beam home may need house leveling:

· Cracks in interior or exterior walls especially around windows and doors

· Windows and doors sticking or failing to shut properly

· Gaps between floor and wall seams or wall and ceiling seams

· Floors that are sagging, bowing, bouncy, or uneven

· Chimney that is leaning, sinking or separated from the house

Pier and beam foundations are designed to support the weight of the home and transfer that weight evenly to the beams, piers and then to the sub-base bedrock below the surface soil. If one or more of the key signs listed are observed, foundation failure is evident and corrective house leveling may be required immediately to prevent further damage.

“If you own a pier & beam home with a crawl space, you are lucky! From a foundation contractor viewpoint, these are the easiest to access and usually much cheaper to fix compared to slab foundations,” according to Cole Camden of Foundation Repair Pros.

“Many homeowners are not aware that pier & beam foundations are designed so that the crawl space area beneath the home is to be kept bone-dry. People hear about watering their foundations during drought periods…but that applies to slab foundations, not pier & beam foundations,” according to Sheldon Sims of Foundation Repair Pros.

Sims continued, “Dirt crawl spaces are ideal breeding grounds for mold, fungus and termites when the area is wet or damp. These critters feed on the wooden beams, girders, joists and piers supporting the house. Over time these structural components weaken, resulting in significant foundation movement.” Note that experts universally state that once foundation failure begins, it will get worse over time.

There are two main reasons homeowners make the decision to fix the foundation beneath their home: (1) protect their family from a potential catastrophic structural failure and (2) protect the resale value of their home. Trulia indicates that a home with foundation problems will typically sell for up 25% less than market value.

There are a variety of factors that can lead to a pier and beam foundation to fail. Nevertheless, the primary contributing factor is excess moisture in the crawl space. Water or moisture beneath the home must be eliminated to prevent creating an environment for molds, fungi or termites. For a more detailed report, see Causes of Pier & Beam Foundation Failure.

As discussed in the new House Leveling Pier & Beam guide, Foundation Repair Pros offers several techniques for repairing this type of foundation, depending on the failure profile found onsite. These include installing new piers and new concrete base, leveling the girders and joists with heavy duty jacks, “sistering” with fresh, high-quality lumber, using steel I-beams to retrofit damaged beams and re-shimming posts with metal plates.

About Foundation Repair Pros

Foundation Repair Pros is the leading expert in the San Antonio and San Marcos area for diagnosing and repairing pier & beam foundation problems. Their experts are long-term employees who are highly trained and are known for their fair pricing, customer service and guaranteed workmanship. Camden stated that “Publishing our house leveling guide is aimed at helping homeowners prevent as much damage as possible and learning how to preserve the value of their most important investment.”

Contact Info:
Name: Cole Camden
Email: [email protected]
Organization: Foundation Repair Pros
Address: 4 Dominion Drive, San Antonio, TX 78257, United States
Phone: +1-210-622-2630

For more information, please visit http://bluechipfoundations.com

Source: PressCable

Release ID: 303755

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