- Pet Odor in Flooring - Cat odors particularly those of males are generally more difficult than dog odors to remove. However both can pose a real challenge that can become quite expensive in the process. The first thought most home owners have is to wash everything down with bleach, this can make the smell worse and very difficult to remove. [...]Read More about Pet Odor in Flooring
- Wood Floor Settling / Sagging Floors - In homes that have a crawl space or basement, the problem of sagging floors can often be rectified quite easily by the addition of a floor jack, or supporting posts or pillars. In many older homes the weakest point of the first floor joist system is commonly the area around the stairway to the basement. [...]Read More about Wood Floor Settling / Sagging Floors
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- Foundation Failure - Dampness or moisture in basements or crawl spaces of buildings can be a major factor causing or contributing to foundation problems. The reasons for the dampness can vary, even though the problem in most cases is the same; excessive water in and around the foundation area, which in turn deteriorates the concrete causing cracks and [...]Read More about Foundation Failure
- Settlement and Differential Settlement - What is settlement? Settlement is the physical movement of a structure’s foundation in relation to the soil upon which it is built. The reality that we face is that all structures will experience some degree of settlement over time. Yes, your house is moving, albeit very slowly. This movement is not inherently a bad thing [...]Read More about Settlement and Differential Settlement
- Slab Foundation Settling / Sloping Concrete - In rare cases a concrete slab foundation will fail. Most often it is the floating slab floor of a ranch that settles. What we see most commonly is that a corner of a room settles and the rest of the structure remains intact. Usually this is due to bad drainage, ground movement, subsidence or poor [...]Read More about Slab Foundation Settling / Sloping Concrete
