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Be Sure... Before You Pier!
Blunt talk about foundation repairs.
1. Many foundation repair customers
get screwed.
2. Knowledgeable, informed customers do not.
3. Not all foundation contractors
are truthful.
4. Piers are not needed, useful or desirable on many homes with foundation movement.
5.
All piers are not created equal. Neither are foundation repair contractors.
6. Some contractors sell garbage piers
for high prices. Some sell good piers for reasonable prices.
7. Contractors can sell piers for under $400.00 per
pier. They just aren't very good piers. Don't choose a foundation contractor because of price alone. Just because
they are the highest, lowest or inbetween does not mean a thing.
8. Elevations are misleading. They can't
tell if a foundation has settled or heaved. Do not rely on elevations alone for pier placement.
9. If a foundation
has heaved above grade, piering the areas that are not heaved can, and usually does, do more damage than good.
10.
Every foundation repair person should address drainage and foundation watering on every job looked at. Sprinklers alone do
not protect most foundations.
11. Gutters and planter areas cause many foundation problems
12. Each
year, thousands of unneeded piers are sold to home owners in North Texas.
13. One unneeded pier will cost at least
$400.00 (if they sell for less than that, you sure don't want them).
14. If I save you from getting one unneeded
pier you have made money.
15. If I save you from getting a lot of unneeded piers you have made big money.
16. If I keep you from getting screwed by buying the wrong piers you have hit a home run.
17. If I do
nothing but validate your choice of repairs, you have cheap piece of mind.
18. My lessons on foundation maintenance
are well worth my fee.
19. Call me, we will discuss your concerns. If I don't think I can help you I won't
set an appointment
Remember:
With over 150 foundation contractors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
getting three bids give you a one in fifty chance of getting the best job at the right price. I can help you beat those odds.
Richard Rash
Foundation Consultant
817-308-8186
richardrashinc@tx.rr.com
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