Fixing sunken concrete foundations

      Home - foundation repair 


Were you looking for a foundation repair or garage foundation repair.

With the first buildings with foundations of concrete, came the first instances of foundation distress, and the first attempts to repair. Theses methods varied in strategy, and successfulness, but they, almost all, significantly encumbered the use of the areas being treated. Families were moved out of their home to allow the repairs, furniture was moved, businesses closed for days, while wood was pounded into the soil, or cement was poured, or whatever else they tried, usually to little or no success.

Modern efforts, however have proved to be much more effective, and far more convenient. Slab-jacking is a very common method used to day, in which asphalt is pumped beneath the foundation, or the slab, filling any holes or pits, and lifting the slab to where it should be. The other widely used method today is hydraulic jacking. This involves steel steaks being pounded beneath the foundation and hydraulics being used to correct the slab. This method is also called Piering.


Piling or piering to fix sunken concrete foundations


Mudjacking to fix sunken concrete foundations


Which method of foundation repair to use




 




Foundation repair articles | Other repair articles

Website Terms Of Use | Foundation Resources

Copyright efoundationrepair.com. All rights Reserved world wide.
All trademarks and service marks are property of their respective owners.