What To Expect During a Free Commercial Property Evaluation
Are you in the process of purchasing a space for your business? Before making your lease or sale final, it’s essential to make sure you fully assess the property’s foundation and landscape. Existing and future foundation issues can negatively impact your business’ bottom-line, as well as damage the trust of others looking to lease from…
Perma-Pier Solid Foundation: Community Service
Perma-Pier Foundation Repair of Texas is veteran-operated and was founded over 20 years ago in the Dallas / Fort Worth area, as a commercial and residential foundation-repair company. We also service the Austin, Houston, and San Antonio markets. Though many of our competitors have changed names or dissolved operations, we have remained a constant, trusted,…
Real Estate Agent’s Guide: Watch Out for These Texas Trees & Shrubs to Prevent Foundation Damage
Trees and shrubs can increase the charm of a property, but they can also result in both shifting soils and foundation issues. When visiting a property for the first time – whether on a tour with clients or during a listing presentation – there are specific plants to note. In Texas, there are a variety…
Clay Soil and Your Foundation – What You Need to Know
Learning how to properly care for your home’s yard and foundation starts with understanding the types of soil in Texas and how soil impacts the strength of your foundation. Texas is known for being one of the few places in the U.S. with extensive, expansive clay soil. Under moderate weather conditions, clay soil isn’t necessarily more temperamental than…
Winter Prep to Keep Your Commercial Foundation Safe
Just like the dryness of summertime, the chill of winter months can damage your property’s foundation and necessitate foundation repair or replacement. Colder temperatures tend to keep more moisture in the ground, leading to soil expansion and upheaval against your foundation. This can cause cracking, buckling and uneven flooring. Snow buildup can also lead…
When to Call Foundation Repair Experts: 7 Early Signs for Realtors
A healthy foundation is the key to a property’s longevity. However, it’s not always easy to gauge the quality of a home’s foundation on your first walkthrough. Sure, there are the obvious signs of foundation damage , such as large exterior cracks, bowed walls and sticking doorjambs, but how do you spot the not-so-obvious…
A Homeowner’s Guide: Landscaping and Your Foundation
Is your yard in need of a makeover? Before you start imagining your ideal landscaping, there are a few things you need to know about landscaping and your foundation. Whether you’re looking to breathe new life into an existing landscape or to start from scratch, the wrong placement or plant selection can be disastrous to…
How Foundation Cracks Are Repaired in Commercial Properties
Perma-Pier Project Manager, Josh L, reviewing the Site Map for an Apartment Complex in Lewisville, TX. No property manager wants to learn their commercial property has a foundation issue. Foundation problems are significant and need to be addressed quickly. If not, a small crack can soon become large and costly. Living in Texas, you can almost guarantee your commercial property will eventually have foundation issues. So how…
Educating Out-of-State Buyers on Texas Soil Issues
Texas is a big and diverse state that attracts many out-of-state buyers. While there is much to love about the land, it’s important to understand that soil issues in Texas can lead to costly slab and pier and beam foundation problems. If you’re working with out-of-state buyers who are interested in Texas property, we have…
A Homeowner’s Guide to Selling a House with Foundation Issues
So you’re in the process of selling your home. You’ve found a great real estate agent and want to make sure your house is in the best shape possible before you put it on the market. Everything is looking good so far, except for one problem – you’ve found signs of foundation problems around the…
Transferable Warranty
Learn about Perma-Pier’s transferrable warranty, and why our history in Texas makes our warranty worth so much more than most warranties out there.Learn more