Checotah, Oklahoma Foundation Repair Solutions
If foundation problems have struck your Checotah, Oklahoma, home, you won't just see it in your foundation itself. The signs that you need foundation repair can span from the top of the chimney to the basement floor. Some of them include:
Floor cracks- Wall cracks
- Ceiling cracks
- Sloped or uneven floors
- Bowing or leaning walls
- Sticking doors or windows
- Wet basement
- Settlement
- Crumbling foundation
If recognize these problems in or around your home it may be time to call us here at Pierman Foundation Repair Services. These problems can be signs of even more serious foundation failure, or can even lead to more serious foundation failure in the future, if not taken care of. Pierman Foundation Repair Services is a team of experienced professionals that specializes in foundation repair and waterproofing. If you notice these signs of foundation failure around your home and are wondering how they may have affected your home in the first place, there are many different factors that can lead to foundation failure problems, including:
- Erosion: Excess water can also lead to erosion, which washes away soil beneath and around the home to form voids and spaces; these voids can't support your home's foundation, and it begins to settle as a result.
- Hydrostatic pressure: If the soil around your home absorbs a large amount of water due to severe rain, the hydrostatic pressure in the soil will increase, causing the foundation to shift or crack.
- Soil shrinkage: The shrinking of soil due to dry, drought-like conditions can also cause foundation sinking and void formation, as the soil moves and shifts to create spaces.
- Poor soil compaction: If the soil beneath your home was poorly compacted at the time it was built, it will settle over time on its own, taking the foundation of your home with it.
If you notice that your home's foundation is beginning to sink or settle, we also offer underpinning services. This process involves installing a piering system. At Pierman, we install piers that combine the strength of steel and concrete to provide your home with the strongest system we can find. After being attached to your home's footing, the piers will stabilize and lift the foundation.
Waterproofing and Crawl Space Encapsulation in Checotah, OK
Along with foundation repair services, we also offer several waterproofing solutions. If water begins to seep into your crawls pace or basement — whether it is through foundation cracks, because of poor drainage systems, or just because it seeps through the porous, unprotected surface of your foundation's concrete — it could cause some serious issues with your foundation, such as:
- Mold or mildew growth
- Water stains
- Condensation
- Water damage
- High humidity
- Flooding or pooling
- Crumbling foundation
Using Pierman Foundation Repair Services' waterproofing methods, we can reduce the chances that these problems will effect your home.
We provide exterior drainage systems to protect your home's foundation from water pooling and seepage. These French drain systems help reduce both water pooling in and around your home's foundation and the amount of groundwater surrounding your home.
For homes with pier and beam foundations and therefore a crawl space, we also offer crawl space encapsulation. In crawl space encapsulation, we install a vapor barrier on the floor and walls of the crawl space to prevent any water or humidity from entering the crawl space from the surrounding soil. This, along with other steps to seal off the crawl space, can prevent common moisture problems ranging from mold to wood rot to pest infestations.If water problems or other issues have damaged the structural components of your crawl space, we offer beam and floor joist replacement as part of our pier and beam foundation repair services.
Searching for a Foundation Repair or Waterproofing Contractor Near You in Checotah? Contact Us Today
For all of your foundation repair and waterproofing needs in the Oklahoma area, make sure to call us here at Pierman Foundation Repair Services. Contact us today for more information on our foundation repair or waterproofing services or our service area.