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How We Fix Bowing Walls

How We Fix Bowing Walls Imagine you walk into your basement and notice one of your walls doesn’t look quite right. There is a large horizontal crack across the wall, and it seems like it has shifted inward. You may be looking at a bowing wall. Bowing walls are caused by excess water soaking the soil around your home, usually from rain or melting snow. As the soil expands, it adds extra pressure on the foundation walls, causing them to crack. Bowing walls are hazardous due to the possibility of collapse, so you should have them looked at by a … Read More

How to Inspect Your Home’s Foundation

Foundation Inspection Owning a home is a big responsibility. There are so many areas that need to be checked over regularly. Your home’s foundation is one such area. At least twice a year you should take a walk around your foundation inspecting it for any water damage, pest infestation, and structural weaknesses. If you see any signs of problems, you should contact Rapid Foundation Repair to do a more thorough inspection of the areas that you are concerned about so that a plan of action can be put together. If you let these problems go, the issues become bigger and … Read More

Rapid Foundation Repair Services Nebraska for all Foundation Repair Needs

Full Foundation Repair Nebraska and South Dakota Services Nebraska and South Dakota have similar climates, which means foundation repair is a prominent issue for both states. Here at Rapid Foundation Repair, we are more than happy to offer full foundation repair Nebraska services to ensure your home is in the best condition possible. Foundation problems are often caused by varying levels of moisture in the soil under and around your home. When the temperature and moisture level changes, the soil around your foundation moves, causing your home to sink and shift. A faulty foundation creates a multitude of problems that … Read More

Prep for Winter with Basement Repair in South Dakota

Winter Prep: Basement Waterproofing and Repair Regarding basement repair in South Dakota, it is never too early to prepare for the wet spring and summer months. It may seem a bit excessive to start waterproofing and fixing your foundation in winter, but you will be grateful when you spare your home from water and other damage in the spring. One of the experts here at Rapid Foundation Repair will be happy to come to your property, assess your situation, and provide you with the best basement repair solution in your South Dakota home! Basement Waterproofing Options Most homeowners in South … Read More

Little Known Foundation Repair Products: Helical Piers and Wall Anchors

Foundation Repair Products from Rapid Foundation Repair Helical Piers in South Dakota Many tools can be used to help fix many different foundation failure problems, but out of all of them, helical piers and wall anchors are the least known. Amazingly enough, though, they are probably the most useful and safe for your foundation failure repairs. Helical piers are a staple product in the foundation repair industry. Usually, helical piers, which are a screw-type pier, are used on structures of a lighter weight. Today, helical piers are one of the two most commonly used structural piers. They are usually used … Read More

Crack Alert! How to Prevent Further Damage

Foundation Crack Repair South Dakota Crack Alert! How to Prevent Further Damage It may seem like all cracks are the same, but this is not true. All cracks are different, they have different causes and should be fixed and taken care of in different ways. Each one says something different about your home and its foundation. There are at least 12 different types of cracks, but this also depends on the type of home you have, whether it be a brick or concrete wall. Here is a list of cracks and what they mean. 1) Angled and Horizontal This crack … Read More

What Is Underpinning?

What is underpinning? Underpinning is a foundation repair term for products used to lift, support, or stabilize foundations, crawlspaces, garage columns, chimneys, slabs, steps, stoops, and more. Most people don’t even realize or know what underpinning is, but in the foundation repair world, these products are known home-savers. Rapid Foundation Repair offers many underpinning solutions you can rely on when your foundation is settling or sinking, or when your foundation walls are bowing and leaning. What are the types of underpinning? Helical Piers Helical piers are underpinning tools that are used when you need to need to resist a tension … Read More