Concrete volume changes due to changes in moisture and temperature. As concrete dries, it shrinks. Length change related to drying shrinkage for unreinforced concrete can range up to 0.08% whereas ...

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Cracking is a natural, expected, and accepted behavior of concrete. However, cracks may affect the appearance, function, durability, service life, or more seriously, the structural integrity of the ...

Concrete cracks. That’s a fact of construction life that has been with the human race since it began building with concrete three millenia ago. The problem spurred the Romans to develop and perfect a ...

Helitech is a family, locally-owned specialty contractor that provides waterproofing, foundation repair, and concrete repair ...

Q: Our home is on a hillside and was built with a walkout basement. The walls are concrete blocks on all sides except the wall on the low side of the hill. That wall is 2-by-4 wood studs. I have never ...

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You spot it on a quiet Saturday morning, walking through the basement with a cup of coffee. A thin line running along the ...

StayDry® has completed a foundation repair project for a Michigan homeowner, Adam, addressing three cracks in the home's foundation. The repair involved sealing the cracks, including two that had ...