As a homeowner, you want to ensure that your home is safe, comfortable, and maintains its value. This starts and ends with the foundation. Your home’s foundation does more than support your house’s ...

Every homeowner faces the reality of foundation settling at some point. Your house naturally shifts and adjusts over time, but understanding what to expect helps you distinguish between normal ...

The stability of a house begins from the ground up. Your home’s foundation is the most critical structural element, and its condition over time determines your house’s future. Homeowners often ...

Foundation repair typically costs between $2,164 and $7,793, with the national average foundation repair cost at $4,974. Some of the main factors that affect foundation repair cost include the type ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things ...

The soil along the San Francisco Bay, which includes clay mixed with poorly drained silty clay loam, sandy and gravelly loam and bay mud, can cause ground movement that can lead to foundation problems ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

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