Fresno State Area Foundation or Concrete Problem?

Find a good company that delivers smart and reasonable approaches to several prevalent home structure, cement slab or damp basement issues here in the Fresno area.

If you have a worry in one of these areas at your house, perhaps you are not sure how bad your problem is, you should make a fast phone call and talk about it.

They can offer advice right on the phone, or set up a time to come out to check out your property and provide a little advice on how to get it taken care of.

Does Your House Have a Problem?

It can be hard for the ordinary homeowner to know if they have a real problem with their Central Valley home or not.

Some issues are tricky to detect and require a professional contractor to complete an inspection and deliver their opinion. Other times, the problem is more apparent. And complications might turn up at both old and new buildings.

You May Have a Structure Problem if:

• Floors have become irregular, spongy or pitched
• There are puddles of water close to your house after it rains
• Your basement is humid or damp or smells musty
• Separated interior molding, often door or crown molding
• Rain water is often in your basement
• Cracking in interior or exterior walls, brick or mortar
• Gaps around a doorway, especially an exterior or garage door
• Doors or windows are sticking to their frames when you close or open them
• Vertical cracks in sheet rock, often up between your door frame and the ceiling
• Separations or gaps between exterior walls or walls and chimney
• Wide cracks in your concrete basement floor or foundation
• Gaps between your wall and floor or wall and ceiling

Aren’t These Problems Difficult to Repair?

Serious structural issues are hard to fix, however they can be done.

Homeowners frequently believe their situation is unfixable, or it will cost a small fortune to repair, but that isn’t necessarily true.

A hard foundation repair job requires an expert contractor, in command of a solid crew and using special gear and tools in order to get the job finished.

Working under a house, raising it up and making it level without interrupting the structural integrity of a home is not a project for an inexperienced contractor.

Crawlspace Waterproofing Service

If you’re frequently seeing water in your basement, why not have one of these waterproofing specialists determine what is making it happen.

To get your house watertight, they may do a bit of work inside your basement, or they might aim their attention only on the ground and landscaping around your residence, or it might be forced to do a mix of the two.

In certain cases, just a minor regrading of a lot yard, getting new gutters or investing in an outside drain might remedy the problem without the need to work on the basement walls at all.

Concrete Slab Lifting and Repairs Near Cal State University-Fresno

If you have a portion of your cement patio, walkway or garage which has sunken over time, they can typically get that raised back in place.

The job system used is often called either slabjacking or mud jacking. (Wet cement is known as “mud” in this business.)

Slab jacking is a cool operation. It requires driving a thick filler substance underneath the part of concrete which has sunk low. The pressure of this thick liquid under the cement slowly pushes the slab back up to the position it originally was at.

Concrete slab lifting is the ideal method to solve your sloping porch or walkway.

Why Do These Problems Come Up?

Well, one of the biggest factors is because of the properties of the soil. The ground that lies underneath our houses changes from time to time. It shifts and moves.

The soil will contract and expand when it gets exposed to water and changes in temperature.

This prolonged swelling and shrinking of the dirt our houses rest on can lay considerable pressure on all types of houses.

Most property owners will not suffer from significant foundation or rain water troubles, but some do. There are some things a homeowner can do to help prevent problems.

First they can make sure the yard their house is built on is correctly graded to help move water away from their house. And they should make sure they’ve got gutters that take all the rain that falls on their home and push it away from their home too.

One of the primary elements that influence a home is the absorbency of the soil it sits on. Soil that will soak up and retain lots of moisture will tend to expand more than soil that doesn’t hold water well. Certain clay soils are the worst. Unfortunately, many areas in the Central Valley have these problem clay soils.

An additional risk factor for property issues is having a large tree too near your house. A large-sized tree may lead to trouble if the roots spread out underneath the residence and put pressure on your slab, or interfere with water and sewer pipes.

The roots of a major tree that is too close to your house can extract large volumes of moisture out from the earth beneath your property, turning the dirt too dry during our Summertime dry period.

These kinds of environmental pressure may give rise to minor cracks in your house’s structure. And these small cracks allow in moisture and bugs, and these small cracks can grow larger each year.

The Best Advice is Don’t Wait Too Long

If you think your Fresno County house has a problem, you should have it looked over. And if there is a situation, you need to get it fixed. This isn’t something you should put off for long.

You shouldn’t simply dismiss it and hope that it slowly goes away. It won’t simply go away.

Basement foundation crack repair is something a homeowner should focus on sooner instead of later.

Your basement foundation lifts up the complete building. The floors, walls, and also the roof all count on it. If you have a concern, you’ll want to resolve it today so it will not become a nastier predicament months from now.

When water repeatedly drips into a basement it can lead to headaches including mold. Mold can get really serious. And it will grow worse each year.

Some homeowners want to put necessary repairs off since they believe they will be moving soon. But it’s hard to sell any home with clues that may suggest a structural problem. Buyers are scared of getting stuck with a big repair bill as soon as they move in.

And, if you are trying to sell your house, you need to reveal any known serious issues with your property or you might be in trouble down the line.

A property owner sometimes assumes their problem is going to be almost impossible and very costly to deal with, but, most of the time, a knowledgeable Fresno contractor can get the issue addressed. Many times the work process might be very complex, but it can get accomplished.

Have Your Home Looked Over

They’ve been performing these kinds of property repair services for years.

These hometown work crews have earned the experience to finish a top-to-bottom structure inspection and then efficiently eliminate your trouble.

Which Communities Do They Work In?

They operate all over the city including the areas near Fresno State and Hoover High School and the 93710 and 93726 zip codes.

What They Do

– Waterproofing a Basement
– Repairing a Foundation
– Repairing a Foundation Crack
– Mudjacking and Slab Jacking
– Leveling an Entire House

408-290-0770