PROBLEM SIGNS
If your home needs foundation repair, AFS Foundation & Waterproofing Specialists uses only the best warrantied products to fix the problem.
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Tilting Chimney
A tilting chimney is an immediate danger to your home and health. If it collapses, you could be severely injured. Acting quickly could save your home and even your life.
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Bowing Walls
Foundation wall anchors can repair many bowing wall problems. Soil anchors are placed in the ground outside.
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Collapsing Retaining Wall
A collapsing retaining wall can be incredibly dangerous to your Huntsville, AL, home and even your health. Acting quickly is key to preventing avoidable damage.
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Uneven Floors
Once a floor has been destabilized, it will deteriorate until a professional intervenes. The nature of the repairs will depend on the extent, severity, and type of damage.
CAUSES
Here are some ways the soil can impact your home and its foundation:
Water passes through sandy soils rather than being absorbed. This fact makes sandy soils very stable. Instead of expanding as they absorb moisture and contracting as they dry out, sandy soils maintain a fairly consistent volume and density.
Because of their stability and good load-bearing qualities, sandy soils are less likely to shift and settle, so they rarely cause foundation problems. Unfortunately, sandy soils are less commonly found than other more problematic soil types.
Soils rich in clay and silt have the greatest potential to damage a foundation. Clay absorbs water easily, expanding in volume as it becomes more saturated. So-called “expansive clays” can cause foundations to crack, heave and shift.
When clay soils dry out, they shrink and crack, leaving gaps around a house where water from the next storm can penetrate easily and deeply to repeat the expansion cycle. Clay-rich soils usually cause more foundation damage by expanding than by contracting.
Loamy soils are usually a very stable soil that shows little change with the increase or decrease of moisture temperature.
The primary concern with foundations built on loamy soils is erosion. When soils underneath your foundation erode, they may begin to be inappropriate strata for sustaining the weight of a foundation and home structure.
Solutions
Trust us to help protect your home’s safety, appearance, and value – have our foundation experts provide a free inspection of your foundation and offer an affordable and effective solution customized for you.
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Channel Anchors
Bowing foundation walls can cause massive amounts of damage to your home and impact your well-being. When professionally installed, channel anchors offer a viable solution to this issue.
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Wall Anchors
Secure your foundation. Wall anchors will prevent walls from bowing and cracking.
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Wall Straightening
Correcting Tilting Foundation Wall Problems Quickly To Allow For Basement Finishing.
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Pier Systems
Foundation pier systems are versatile and robust repair tools that can be used to lift, stabilize, and set foundations in place, even when the soil is bad.
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