Tips to Keep Your Pier & Beam Foundation Healthy
What is a Pier and Beam Foundation? Pier and beam foundations are one of the oldest types of foundations, typically built prior to the 1960s. With this type of foundation, the floor of the home is elevated around 18 inches off the ground, supported by concrete piers or blocks. This space creates what is typically called…
10 Signs Your Home Needs A Serious Foundation Repair
When you buy a house, you’re going into your mortgage knowing you’ll be responsible for the repairs and maintenance that come with your new property. Foundation repairs aren’t usually the first repair that comes to mind when you’re making your next big investment. But it’s good to know the different signs of foundation problems before…
Common Foundation Types And What They Mean For Your Home
Whether you own a home or a commercial building, it’s important to know the type of foundation you have below your property. This is because different types of foundation can show different signs of foundation failure. So how do you know what foundation problems to look out for to make the necessary foundation repairs on…
Foundation Failure: Is Your Soil To Blame?
Foundation failure can be caused by many different problems, but the number one most common issue is the soil surrounding the home. Like wood, soil expands and contracts throughout the year. This is because of the moisture in the ground and how it’s affected by temperature levels. How does expanding and contracting soil affect your…
Your Foundation Winter Prep List
Download as PDF While we are still enjoying a very nice, subtle, almost non-winter here in Texas, we know better. So while the weather is nice, we thought it’d be nice to bring you a winter prep list – some things you can do to protect your foundation from the cold. WRAP EXPOSED PIPES External…
We Need To Talk About Human Trafficking
Part of the problem of human trafficking is that no one wants to really talk about it. That’s understandable, it’s a pretty unsavory topic that forces one to acknowledge that there are people out there that still hold to the idea of slavery, that still exploit children and the disadvantaged, and force them –…
Perma-Pier Profile: Jeff Crannell, Certified Structural Engineer
We at Perma-Pier pride ourself on our relationship with top professionals throughout the state of Texas. We recently had the chance to catch up with one of our longtime collaborators, licensed engineer Jeff Crannell of CCM Engineering, and ask him some questions about foundation failures, the differences between a home inspector and structural engineer,…
5 Things That Affect Your Foundation
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Perma-Pier Partners With The NCMEC
At Pema-Pier, we’ve always placed a premium on giving back. Whether helping to rebuild homes after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston or helping a disabled veteran get his house back after a devastating fire – we understand there are more important things than our day-to-day business operations. After much discussion and careful consideration, we decided our…
Your Windows and Your Foundation
These 50 degree nights and 70 degree days are meant for enjoying – not just outside, but also inside your home. If you’re like us, you 1) enjoy the fresh air and 2) the naturally available air conditioning (time to give the old HVAC system a rest). Those cool morning breezes feel that much better…
Texas Foundation Experts
Find out why Perma-Pier can truly say we “know your dirt.” Our knowledge of Texas soils — and what we do with that knowledge — are unmatched.Learn more