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Expansive Clays. Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them.

If you live in the San Antonio or Austin areas, you know the havoc these soils can wreak on a slab on grade foundation system. But do you know how simple it is to prevent clay soil slab damage while at the same time improving its performance potential?

Austin Slab on Grade Foundation Stabilization: Structural vs. Non-Structural

Austin Slab on Grade Foundation Stabilization: Structural vs. Non-Structural Stabilizing a slab on grade foundation system requires a design approach that mirrors its original design principle. Since shallow bearing foundation systems are designed as single units, they must be repaired […]

Hurricane Ike: Destructive Power Perfected

The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the third most costly on record. With damages exceeding $29 billion in the United States alone, it was the fourth busiest year since 1944 and the only year on record in which a major […]