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  • Home – Houston Slab Foundations
  • Slab Foundations
    • FAQ – Slab Foundations
    • Why slab foundations?
    • Types Of Slab Foundations
    • Active & Dormant Areas
    • How Slab Foundations Work
    • Life cycle of a slab foundation
    • Oyster Shell Slab Foundations
    • Post-Tensioned Slab Foundations
    • Post-Tensioned Versus Conventionally Reinforced Slab Foundations
    • Types Of Slab Foundations
    • Building Slab Foundations
  • Mitigation
    • Alternatives To Foundation Repair
    • Options For Improving Slab Foundation Performance
    • Regulating Soil Moisture
    • Foundation watering
    • Root barriers
  • Slab Repair
    • Slab Foundation Concrete Repair
    • The Texas Engineering Practice Act
    • Foundation Repair Philosophy
    • Magical Thinking
    • When Is Foundation Repair Needed?
    • Foundation repair is not a math problem
    • How slab foundations are repaired
    • Consumer complaints
    • How slab foundation repair contractors cheat
  • Foundation reports
    • The Rhetoric Of Foundation Reports
    • Types of slab foundation reports
    • Engineering reports and magical thinking
  • Selecting a structural engineer
  • Our slab assessment process
    • Structural mechanics is essential
    • Identifying patterns of irregularities, distress and damage
  • Building Codes
    • Codes & foundation performance
    • Slab design and foundation performance
  • Slab cracks
    • Corner or wedge cracks
    • Floor tile cracks & slab foundations
    • Slab cracks and structural problems
  • Floor tile issues
    • Floor tile cracks
    • Loose floor tiles
  • Buying & selling
    • Can you sell a foundation damaged house?
    • How to buy a foundation damaged house
    • How to sell a foundation damaged house
    • What is a foundation damaged house?
    • Why people buy foundation damaged houses
  • Bad ideas
    • Add-on slab foundations
    • Failing to get a soils report
    • New house on an old slab
    • Not getting professional help
    • Repeatedly underpinning a slab foundation
    • Over-lifting a slab
  • Common Misconceptions
    • Brick veneer cracks and separations
    • Cracks in slab foundation concrete
    • Ground floors
    • Door issues
    • Trim material
  • Reviews
  • Blog
  • Linking Agents
  • Linking Home Inspectors
  • Real Estate Agents
    • Mistakes Agents Make
  • Home Inspectors
    • Common Inspector Mistakes
    • Managing slab foundation liability
  • Answers to your questions
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