Foundation Situations

There are two different types of foundation problems. The first one is Vertical settlement. This happen when the soil under your home shrinks or shifts, then your foundation or parts of it will settle. If the whole foundation settles evenly, you don’t notice anything. However, one part of your home usually settles more than another part and causes cracks in your foundation.

The second one is Horizontal movement. This is when the soil outside of your foundation walls expands and it can cause horizontal movement of your foundation. Because your foundation walls are not supposed to move inward-they crack, bow, lean in, push in and sometimes slide in.

If that happens, some contractors on Delmarva would most likely recommend concrete slab replacement. This is when all of the homes furnishings, floor coverings, and interior partition walls must be removed. Then contractors take a jackhammer to break the existing floor slab into small pieces. All of those small pieces must be removed from the home by hand. A new floor is then poured and allowed to cure for at least two weeks. Interior partition walls can be rebuilt, floor coverings are re-installed, and home furnishings are brought back into the home. The main problem with this type of solution is that the problems were never solved; you see the soils under the home failed not the concrete itself.  DryZone offers permanent foundation repair solutions that will not only stabilize the home but in many cases lift the structure back to its original position. 

DryZone believes repairing your foundation is the “Green’ alternative. All of their products are made of recyclable material-steel. When getting a product made from recycled steel, it saves the customer money and even the same fate, if you ended up getting a newer system.

DryZone works on this type of work in Kent County; Dover, Canterbury, Townsend, Ashford, and many more. Sussex County; Seaford, Georgetown, Bridgeville, Greenwood, and many more.