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Horizontal foundation cracks in your outside foundation stem wall? This could be a serious problem. Usually these horizontal cracks are a result of the re-bar oxidizing. When re-bar rusts it grows in volume putting pressure on the vertical wall, at first cracking it and given enough time will fallow the re-bar all the way around the stem wall, causing water to inter the interior floor.
Foundation repair methods for foundation settlement: Lifting a sinking perimeter foundation with helical piers. Actually lifting the home’s foundation back into position. This foundation repair method is costly, but stabilizes the perimeter foundation. Once the exterior stem wall is placed back into position, the interior floating floor, that is heaving upwards is then lifted, usually using grout injected under the floor slab to lift back to position. If lifting is not required: Another foundation repair method is, grinding the interior floor cracks down to allow for carpet or tile flooring. Cracks are filled using cementitious patch materials, then stitched using #4 rebar roughly 3 to 4 ft. apart, and epoxied into place with structural two component epoxy. Then adding a surface floor leveler is added to level floor. “Carbon Fibered Stitching” or “epoxy injection” methods are not recommended. Call James Belville 602-418-2970 More about Foundation Settlement.
Interior heaving floor cracks, tile cracks, cracks in the dry wall joints, and doors not closing, are not caused by expansive soils, as most people have been told by “salesmen,” who don’t know the answer. And when they do give a reason, it is usually this: “You home was built on expansive soil” or “Your home was built on farmland.” Call James Belville 602-418-2970 get the facts, not a sales pitch.
Repairs to stem walls using the highest quality cement materials known to mankind. 4 generations of knowledge handed down from generation to generation with the latest improvements. Concrete Repairman is one of only a very few repair specialist that know how to patch foundations properly. Highly skilled employees, trained by James Belville will make the highest quality repairs to your foundation using the highest quality products. If you think that there is a problem with your foundation, call a professional foundation repair contractor for an assessment of your property.
Cracks in foundations, slabs and stem walls are a sign of damage by movement. These cracks are caused mostly by water damage near the foundation, causing the foundation (stem wall) to sink, ultimately, causing the interior slabs to rise at the fracture points. These fractures and damage can crack tile, and pull up wood flooring and laminate floors. Installing wood flooring, tile or laminate on these floors, will take large grinding and floor leveling equipment. Concrete Repairman has the latest equipment to level floors and grind your cement slabs for any type of flooring issue.
Discovering that your home has developed some foundation damage can be pretty alarming news. Foundation repairs can be quite costly, particularly when the problem is not caught at the beginning stages. The repairs that are made need to be done correctly, and to provide long-term corrections for the problem. This means finding and hiring the right home foundation repair specialist. James Belville is a 3rd generation concrete master. With over 33 years of experience there is not much James hasn’t seen. He is very familiar with soils, and conditions thru out the state of Arizona.
As you begin the process of selecting a foundation repair expert like James, start by learning as much as you can about different methods that are used to repair damage such as yours. You should at least have an idea of what it is going to take to fix your foundation, and what methods are recognized as being the most effective. Cheap prices should not be the criteria that you consider. You usually get what you pay for.
The International Code Council Evaluation Services (ICC-ES) is a non-profit organization that was formed to provide some standardization to repair methods and building code compliance. The organization evaluates foundation repair methods to determine their effectiveness in correcting the issue and for complying with building codes. Narrow your search by including only those repair specialists whose repair methods have been evaluated by the ICC-ES. Our Expert Foundation Repairmen only use approved and proven methods.
Concrete Repairman LLC – a fully licensed, bonded and insured foundation repair company serving customers in Phoenix and surrounding areas in Arizona. We have over 30 years of experience installing, and repairing, home foundation cracks, floor crack structural stitching, floor leveling, stem walls, post tension, monolithic and resurfacing foundation damage for homeowner, and commercial clients in Arizona.
The foundation inspection includes video of the inspection, details of problems, diagnose & repairs of various types of foundation failure and damage, like foundation cracks, masonry foundation crack patterns, movement, leaning, or bowing foundation walls. Types of foundation cracks, crack patterns, differences in the meaning of cracks in different foundation materials, soil types, soil conditions, and other evidence of building movement. Concrete Repairman are foundation experts, and will find and separate cosmetic low-risk conditions from those likely to be potentially damaging to your home’s value.
Most foundation inspectors, and general building contractors are often able to recognize possible foundation or other building problems which may be costly or dangerous, requiring intervention of an expert foundation repair company like Concrete Repairman to make the inspection and repairs. Most often home inspectors, are not qualified or may not be educated in the foundation install and repair industry and may not know or recognize these problems.
Belville foundation inspections can, without performing any expensive engineering calculations or analysis, recognize signs of important foundation or other structural problems developing before engineers and foundation experts are asked to design a repair catastrophic building failure.
Our Expert Foundation Repairmen field inspection experience and education combined with an informed and careful inspection, provides building owners valuable information and costs of those repairs.
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We are very pleased with James and his guys. We had three companies come out to look at our foundation problem. James explained exactly what was happening and how to fix it. He was the only person who wanted to actually stop the problem from getting worse and fix it properly. The others companies wanted to do a band aid. This was a case of, you get what you pay for. We wanted it done right and not have to revisit the problem in a couple years and waste money. The guys who did the job were awesome. Hard working and we’re done a day early. Polite and informative. Thanks for giving us confidence.
James saved me close to $8k, identified the root cause of the problem, and we were able to save a large tree.
One of my rental units had buckling of tiles. For the past few months, we’ve had professionals come out and even an insurance agent. Each foundation expert gave us a different advice and we were left confused. From injecting polyurethane around the house to injection slurry at the affected site. Each recommendation costed between $4-$8k. I met with James, very professional. He took a look at the property and within 5 minutes diagnosed the problem and it wasn’t even foundation related! When he told me if was humidity and vapors causing the buckling of the tiles, I kinda thought…this guy believes in voodoo magic. Well, we broke out one the tiles to look underneath and low and behold, the foundation was flat underneath and that the tiles really did pull up. So the fix? Pull out the tiles, re-grout, and set them back in place with grout that allows for expansion such as siliconized grout. Isn’t that crazy?? I also speculated that a large exterior tree may have been the culprit of the ground moving. We went outside looked around and he basically said the tree is fine and does not need to be removed. I gave James a great big hug for really helping us with this situation.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Lesson learned: For something as big as a foundation issue, make sure to get several opinions.
James was outstanding! He spent time educating me on the needed repairs and going over what it was going to take to fix my foundation problem. He is very professional and interested in actually helping his clients. He has videos to support his over 30 years of experience and knows how to do the job right. Thanks for your services!!
I highly recommend James and his crew for any concrete job!!! He and his workers are highly skilled, extremely thorough, knowledgeable and polite. I had a stem wall repair job that I’d been putting off for far too long. I sought other bids but James’ was more detailed (by far), priced competitively and provided by James himself—He gave me a complete rundown of the process and the products he would use as well as the time frame and the warranty he would provide. I accepted his bid on the spot and scheduled the work for the following week. The job was completed in the time frame discussed and the results were far beyond my expectations. The house, courtyard, landscaping, sidewalk, yard and street were left cleaner than they found it. They even polished my stained concrete courtyard which was in no way a part of the job!!!! They went above and beyond and I am so grateful for that. Call James if you want the best team for your job!!!
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