Proudly Serving the Oklahoma City, OK Community
Proudly Serving the Oklahoma City, OK Community
Here at Pierman Foundation Repair, we know how serious structural repairs can be.
Hearing that your Oklahoma City home needs foundation repair or that your crawl space is suffering from moisture problems is never easy.
It is our goal, therefore, to make the repair process as easy for our clients as possible. We pride ourselves in doing quality work, on time, for every one of our customers.
Here are some of the services we provide in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
Hairline cracks in your foundation walls are common, the result of either concrete shrinking as it hardens or minor settlement. Larger cracks, however, are indicative of larger amounts of settlement or other significant foundation problems.
No matter what type of foundation your home has, foundation problems mean that a portion of the house is not receiving the support that it should. This lack of support places stress on the whole structure, leading often to cracks in the walls and ceiling.
If a portion of your foundation settles or shifts, it is going to throw off the alignment of the whole house. That includes your window and door frames. That will lead to the doors and windows sticking in some areas while leaving gaps in others.
If you have a chimney built on the side of the house and either the house’s foundation or the chimney’s begins to sink and settle, the result is predictable. The chimney will begin to lean, pulling away from the house. If you notice your chimney pulling away from your home, it is time to call in a specialist before the problem becomes worse.
And, unfortunately, the longer you wait to get your foundation fixed, the worse these symptoms will get.
We pride ourselves on choosing the foundation repair solution that is best for your specific problems, not the one that is easiest for us.
If your foundation problems are caused by the soil beneath your home settling under its weight, however, there is a good chance that foundation piering is going to be needed.
In foundation piering, we sink piers deep into the ground, all the way to bedrock if need be. Those piers are then attached to your foundation, allowing them to do what the soil could not, providing a strong, stable base for your foundation.
Piering not only levels your foundation, it keeps it level.
You don’t want to have to go through foundation repair twice. That is why it is important that you hire a company that is skilled and experienced enough to get it right the first time, a company like Pierman.
If you do, we have the answers. For more information on any of the answers, visit our page answering some of the most frequently asked foundation repair questions or contact us to find out more about what you can expect.
Signs your foundation is damaged:
The cost of foundation repair can vary widely based on several factors, ranging from a few hundred dollars for minor crack filling to tens of thousands of dollars for extensive underpinning. On average, homeowners can expect to pay between $2,000 and $7,000 for foundation repair, with some extreme cases leading to $10,000 or more.
Typically, standard homeowners’ insurance policies cover sudden and accidental damage to your home. When it comes to foundation repair, that means whether or not it is covered largely depends on what caused the damage in the first place.
While the lifespan of foundation repairs can vary widely, minor crack repairs can last 5 to 10 years, and major stabilization repairs like piering are often considered permanent solutions that should not require repeat work.
Foundation problems can be a homeowner’s worst nightmare, often leading to a cascade of structural issues if not addressed promptly.
The inclination to delay repairs due to cost or disruption is understandable. However, the repercussions can be far more severe than the inconvenience of immediate repair.
Not all foundations are the same, and the solutions that work best for a slab foundation aren’t necessarily the best for a pier and beam home.
If your Oklahoma City home has a pier and beam foundation, it is important to hire a foundation repair company that is skilled in dealing with them. There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all solution in foundation repair.
While some of the issues have the same cause (like weak or expansive soil), the needed repairs are different.
Here are three problems that might need to be fixed on a pier and beam house.
There are a number of materials used as piers in pier and beam houses, everything from metal to concrete, bricks to cinder blocks.
While all of these materials provide strength in and of themselves, those that simply sit on the soil below are ultimately only as strong as that soil. If one begins to sink, suddenly the beam above it isn’t getting the requisite support.
If that happens, you might need to replace the pier with something one anchored beneath the surface rather than just sitting on top of it.
Unless they were either installed incorrectly or made of a substandard material, there is a good chance that damage to the beams is a symptom of a different problem, either with the piers supporting them or moisture invading the crawl space.
That being said, though, fixing the underlying problem won’t do much good if the beam has already been weakened too badly. In this case, beams might also have to be replaced.
You know how we said that water problems in your crawl space could impact your pier and beam foundation’s beams? The same holds true for your floor joists.
Moisture problems can lead to not only problems like mold and mildew, but also wood rot. And when your floor joists begin to rot, you will notice.
Are your floors suddenly feeling spongy? If so, and you live in a house with a crawl space, there is a good chance that wood rot has compromised your floor joists.
In this case, we can replace the damaged joists while also taking care of the moisture problems through crawl space encapsulation so the structural issues don’t just come back again.
Whether it is seeping into your basement or weakening the soil beneath your foundation, water can wreak havoc on a home if it doesn’t drain correctly.
Rain will fall, and simple solutions like gutters and downspout extenders can only do so much, especially if poor grading or other issues cause the water to flow right back to your foundation.
Water isn’t a problem for homes by itself. But when too much water pools in one spot, especially if it is near your home, then it can cause damage.
The solution, then, is to direct the water where it won’t cause damage.
This is where French drains come into play. French drains use a trench filled with perforated piping and gravel to direct the water away from your foundation. Instead it will flow to an area of your where it can naturally seep into the soil or flow away without causing damage.
If your home has a basement foundation, and you’ve never had a problem with water getting in, consider yourself blessed.
The cleanup is a headache, and if you have a finished basement, the damage can be costly.
Sometimes an exterior French drain will be the best solution for waterproofing your basement. This is especially true if pressure from the water outside has begun to make your basement walls crack and bow inward.
Other times, however, the best solution is an interior drainage system with a sump pump. With this option, the perimeter of the basement floor slab is broken up and drainage tile is laid in such a way that the water drains into a sump pit, from which a sump pump can pump the water out of your home and away from your foundation.
Steps are taken to ensure that water that either infiltrates a block basement wall or comes in through the cove joint between the slab floor and the basement wall will be directed into the drainage tile so that it never impacts your basement.
Concrete is then poured over the tile to restore the floor slab.
Unless you use it for storage, chances are you don’t think that much about your home’s crawl space.
That is, until there is a problem.
And if there is a problem with your crawl space, moisture is the likely culprit, be it actual flooding or simply a damaging level of humidity.
Thankfully there is a solution that can keep your crawl space dry and eliminate the harmful impact it can have on your home: crawl space encapsulation.
In crawl space encapsulation, we basically seal off your crawl space so that moisture can’t enter through the walls or floor.
We do this, in part, by utilizing a vapor barrier installed along all surfaces that can keep your crawl space dry.
Even if you are not currently experiencing water problems in your crawl space, encapsulation is worth looking into as a preventative measure given the seriousness of some of the issues crawl space moisture problems can cause.
Call us or fill out a form today for one of our foundation repair experts to give you a free estimate. Our technicians will inspect your property and come up with a plan that provides quality work at an affordable price. Our promise to you is to provide excellent service and complete your project in a timely manner.
It is our goal to explain to the best of our ability what is going on with your home and then give you the repair plan that is right for you.
We know you spend most of your time in your home and you want it to be right and not feel like it is going to fall apart. Our technicians will be glad to take a look and give you an honest assessment and repair plan. At Pierman, we have found most people are relieved when they find out what is really going on with their home.
We hope you will allow us the opportunity to show you what we can do to help improve the condition of your home.
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