Foundation Repair or Replacement?

Replacing a cracked or damaged foundation is not always the best solution. It is costly, time-consuming, disruptive, and does not address the root of most foundation problems. While it can be necessary at times to replace a damaged foundation, repairing it can be better. Whether you decide to go for foundation replacement or repair, it is essential to work with a professional contractor.

Professional Foundation Service

You can call Heartland Foundation Repair of Kansas City, the professional foundation service provider in Kansas City, for your foundation issues. We can help you implement the best solutions to your foundation problems. Through a comprehensive assessment of the cause of the problem, we’ll recommend a permanent solution that will put an end to your foundation woes.

In many cases, the soil underneath the property is the main cause of foundation problems. Expansive clay soils such as those common in Kansas City tend to expand with moisture and shrink when dry causing foundations to move with them, resulting in damage in the foundation walls or the house structure. The constant changes in our climate can only worsen a foundation problem over time.

Foundation Replacement

In a foundation replacement, heavy equipment will be utilized to excavate the ground around your property to expose its foundation. Structures like walkways, porches, steps, gardens, and foliage will have to be removed for this process. Your house will be jacked up to raise it while the foundation is being replaced temporarily. It will be lowered once the replacement has been performed.

When soil is the cause of the foundation problem, a replacement will not guarantee that you eliminate the problem for good. Soil dynamics will likely play a role if the problem recurs in the future.

Foundation Repair

There are several solutions to effectively eliminate foundation problems from soil movement. For example, buckling or bowing walls can be solved through the use of wall anchors built in the yard away from the foundation wall. Settling foundations can be addressed through piers that are installed deeper to attain a more stable point of refusal. These repair methods are the more permanent and direct solutions to soil issues that are uncontrollable.

Whether you need foundation repair or replacement, Heartland Foundation Repair of Kansas City will be your helpful partner in solving foundation problems that will give you peace of mind. Call us for a free consultation and a free quote.