Soil conditions in Gardena, CA, can leave your residential or commercial building susceptible to foundation issues. You might be experiencing damages that are brought about from foundation settlement, meaning an area of your building is sinking into the ground whether it’s due to soil erosion or expansive soils shrinking from a lack of moisture.
Crawlspace issues are also a thing with your raised foundation home. It isn’t always from a more extensive foundation problem. There may be something happening with the wood in your crawlspace.
But these issues aren’t a problem so long as you have foundation repair contractors that work in the area of Gardena, CA. Dalinghaus Construction is here to help you figure out the problem you’re experiencing with your residential or commercial building and figure out a quality solution. Since 2015, we’ve done over 2,300 projects involving foundation and crawlspace repair, helping property owners like you all around Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada. Our fixes are done with accuracy you can count on.
Signs of foundation and crawlspace issues in Gardena, CA
Contact a qualified and licensed foundation repair contractor if you notice more than one of the signs listed below. One sign might be an isolated issue.
- Uneven or sloping floors
- Cracks on walls, ceiling, and/or flooring
- Gaps between the walls and ceilings, floors, or wall corners
- Sticking doors and windows
- Leaning or tilting chimneys
- Wall cracks along windows, doors, and foundations
You’ll know you have an issue with your crawlspace issue when your floor feels saggy as though you’ll fall under your home. This is due to either wood in the crawlspace deteriorating or the posts and pads failing to hold up your floor.
Again, crawlspace issues don’t necessarily mean you have a larger issue with your foundation. If you notice droopy floors with signs of foundation issues, you might have a larger problem. Either way, you’ll want to hire a foundation repair specialist to come out and take a look around your property.
The foundation repair process in Gardena, CA
You’ll start with a FREE 60-90 minute foundation inspection. If your property is on the market, your real estate foundation inspection is $1,000. Thankfully, that cost is credited toward your foundation repair.
One of our Project Design Specialists will go around your property to look for signs of foundation issues, create a scaled drawing of your property (with floor elevation measurements) to find the area most affected by issues, and come up with a solution to make foundation and crawlspace problems no longer existent.
You’ll then receive a recommended repair plan from your Specialist the day of or after your initial foundation inspection. This includes a full report on what was found during your inspection, a CAD drawing of your property, and the recommended repair plan.
If you decide to sign and continue forward with your foundation repair, you’ll have your project scheduled and underway. Your foundation or crawlspace will finally be repaired!
Foundation and crawlspace repair methods in Gardena, CA
To stabilize your residential or commercial building, you need an underpinning to support your foundation. Dalinghaus Construction uses galvanized steel Push pier and Helical pier underpinning systems. They are used for foundation stabilization and provide the bonus of foundation leveling, which means the area settling is lifted to be as close to level as possible.
What differentiates these piering systems is how they’re installed based on design. Push piers are galvanized steel tubes that use the weight of your building to be hydraulically driven into the soil until reaching loadbearing strata. Helical piers are used when your building is too light for Push piers to be effective. They have helices of the base that allow them to be driven into the soil like a screw until they reach the recommended torque.
If you’re dealing with soil erosion or you decided to lift your building with a slab-on-grade foundation, the voids will be filled using deep injection with Polyurethane. It also strengthens the soil to add further stability and can be used for releveling purposes. What’s cool about polyurethane is it’s environmentally safe, a much better alternative to a concrete slurry, expands rapidly, doesn’t contract after its 15-minute cure time, is lightweight, and can be as hard as concrete when under enough pressure.
The way Crawlspace repair happens is by one of our production teams going into your crawlspace to either 1) replace the deteriorating wood holding up your floor or 2) install crawlspace jacks to do the jobs of posts and pads. That way your floor will be entirely stable again.
Foundation crack repair methods
Dalinghaus Construction uses a couple of methods to repair foundation cracks. One method is gravity-feeding Epoxy, a glue-like resin, into the crack until it’s full and dries. Think of it like an industrialized superglue for foundation cracks.
The other method is through the use of Carbon Fiber wrapping. The wrap is applied on top of the crack to provide extra strength to your foundation and keep water out of the gap and away from the rebar inside. That way it doesn’t cause rebar blowout.
Reasons to have foundation and crawlspace repair in Gardena, CA?
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You’ll have to deal with cosmetic damage around your residential or commercial building so long as you’re dealing with foundation issues. You can cover them up, but they will likely return.
Two
Damages to your building can become structural if you don’t address your foundation issues. This doesn’t happen often, but it can. Go through with foundation repair so it doesn’t get to that point.
Three
Foundation issues won’t repair themselves. They’re likely to get worse over time. You can have foundation repair so you don’t need to worry about your building receiving more damage.
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The expenses for a foundation repair will cost more later, whether it’s because the damages become worse or the price of materials increases. You might be able to put off the necessary repairs but don’t wait too long.
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Foundation issues affect your peace of mind. You can feel your floor’s slope. Not to mention doors and windows feel sticky when you open and close them. These problems will be present in your mind as you notice them more and more.
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Sagging floors are a tripping hazard, whether you need to be concerned about tripping or that area of your floor is at risk of collapsing. You’ll want crawlspace repair to get rid of these possibilities.
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You won’t be able to sell your property at full value when you have foundation issues. They need to be legally disclosed. You can lose about 30% of your property’s value when you’re restricted to Cash Buyers.
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Making sure you have a foundation or crawlspace repair protects your number one investment in life: your residential or commercial property. You want to ensure your building’s longevity, stability, and value.
Next - schedule your foundation inspection in Gardena, CA
Having crawlspace and foundation issues doesn’t provide you peace of mind. You want to feel comfortable with the building you own. To have that peace back, you can schedule a foundation inspection with one of our Project Design Specialists.
Let’s figure out your problem and come up with a solution. That way you’ll have options for how to tackle these issues in the future.
You can go online or call Dalinghaus Construction at (877)360-9277 to schedule a foundation inspection today.
