California Foundation Works is a Los Angeles based construction company that specializes in foundation repair and concrete work, earthquake retrofitting, and different drainage solutions for your property. If you are a homeowner, general contractor, architect, or real estate agent, we are certain this blog will provide you with relevant information regards foundation integrity, floor leveling, seismic safety, and drainage solution in greater Los Angeles area.
26
Nov
Preventative Drainage Solutions For Your Home in Los Angeles
Having trouble with your drainage can cause expensive damages if not properly repaired. Structural damage may lead to cracks and foundation damage of your house. It also encourages insect infestations and damaged plants. Whether you are a real estate agent, homeowner or contractor, identifying...
18
Nov
How to choose a licensed foundation contractor?
Your home is a very precious investment that could stay in your family for years to come. It is an important asset that could benefit your children and grandchildren in generations to follow. Over the years, your home also ages. It is comforting to...
9
Nov
Draining Solution Tips For The Los Angeles Homeowner
When a home is built atop a crawl space this places it at risk for foundation damage from pooling water. Excessive rain or extreme weather can lead to a flooded crawl space, and water accumulating outside the home may lead to issue with the...
16
Oct
First Steps In Evaluating Your Home Foundation:
Does your home show signs of slab failure ? It’s essential to inspect your home at the 1st indication of foundation damage . This may minimize home foundation repairs and costs for your family , while assuring your home stays safe and sound ....
27
Sep
Insurance Agencies Don’t Cover Foundation Repairs
Homeowners insurance can compensate you when your home or property is damaged in ways that your policy covers. Damage to the foundation is one of the most serious — and one of the most expensive — types of damage your home could sustain. Though...
26
Jul
A Foundation Which Appears Level May Need Repair
Despite popular misconception, simply examining the levelness of a slab is not a sufficient means of determining whether underpinning is needed. Although slab measurements are a widely used method of determining the levelness of a slab, they cannot and should not be used as...
28
Jun
We Help Solving Foundation Problems
Common Warning Signs for Foundation issues: Inside the Building: • Wall, ceiling or drywall cracks. • Stuck or difficult to open doors and windows. • Cracks or separations between walls and ceilings. • Cracks or separations between walls and floors • Nails exposed through...
17
Jun
Why You Should Retrofit Your Home in Los Angeles?
1. Cracks in your walls or foundation allow water to seep in to your home: – Every time there is a considerable rain fall, sunken living rooms, basements and foundations run the risk of having water seep in. The problems may worsen from year...
17
Jun
Peace of Mind with Concrete Waterproofing
The foundation is basically what the house is built on, what keeps the building where it was built, transferring the dead loads and the live loads into the ground. Water is the source of the vast majority of foundation problems. Wet soil beneath a...
21
May
Are Engineering Reports Needed or Not?
Often when embarking on a foundation repair project it is unknown if an engineering report will be necessary or not. Some project do not require engineering reports and can be done based on pre-approved plans, but there are some cases where an engineering report...
21
May
Foundation Damage Due to Droughts
California summers in the past few years have been among the driest on record. While moisture is one of the worst enemies of your foundation, drought can lead to severe issues as well. If the seasonal dryness persists as it has in recent years,...
21
May
Structural Tips When Buying a Home
There are many aspects one must check when buying a home. Structural integrity is one of the most important. Structural issues, poor crawl space conditions, foundation cracks or damage, and basement problems can indicate major problems under the surface that must be addressed before...
