Many buildings which are suffering from foundation movement in
Arizona turn
out to be recognized as a heave. Often a home owner can feel the structure
might be settling when in point of fact it's experiencing heave.

We've created
proprietary processes as a response to clients needs. Many
times the most affordable answer to
heaving is to simply prevent liquid from
intruding beneath the dwelling by repairing leaky plumbing, setting up rain
gutters and enhancing the grading and drainage to transfer as much water from
the home's foundation as you possibly can.
Because no two buildings are identical, a one size fits all remedy isn't
really the solution either. Our skilled support team will assess the
structure and offer the best answer that fits your needs.
Cut Off Walls
Cut off walls is one solution that has become a standard acknowledged
solution by most area forensic
geotechnical engineers. This process requires
trenching around the perimeter of the dwelling or facility to a level suggested
by the geotechnical engineer and setting up a tremendously
heavy coating ofplastic which is run up the trench and adhered to the base of the foundation.
It's subsequently
backfilled with either grout or soil cement.
Many times we employ this technique as well as utilizing helical piers on
faltering foundations, based on the situation and the location of the home.
Places around the valley which we come across by far the most movement within
the soils is the
Phoenix Metro area, including
Scottsdale, Mesa, Peoria, andChandler, Arizona.
New Construction Basis:
With the proper design on a new building venture, incorporating a cut off
wall makes it possible for the
structural engineer to lessen the width of the
concrete and reduce the spacing of the cabling on a post tension slab. It can
subsequently pay for itself in first costs in addition to providing for a
significantly better defense against heave or settlement.