No matter
what building structure you are planning attention must be paid on building a
strong foundation to ensure it is holding the load of building strongly. The
interface between the structure and the earth, the foundation of a building
must be capable to adequately transfer the worst load case scenario from
structure to soil. And worst load case scenario is combination of loads
starting with building’s own weight to its inhabitants and all objects imposing
the gravity loads.
Since
foundation is base of the building and any problem associated no matter how
small must never be ignored. Generally, foundations are built to function
throughout the life of the building. But under certain conditions like exposure
to adverse soil conditions (sinkhole presence) might contribute to unstable
foundation resulting in downward movement or lateral movement. As the problem
worsens the problem becomes more visible with diagonal stair step cracks, long
horizontal foundation crack. Any foundation problem deserves immediate
treatment before the damage ends up being irreversible.
Foundation
contractor Royal Palm Beach offers excellent remedies. A typical
foundation repair for downward movement lies with the installation of series of
steel underpinning piers just below the affected area. Similarly, depending on
the extent of problem the remedies are provided and Universal Engineering has
both the expertise and the knowledge to assess the risk and recommend a
cost-effective but strong solution for your foundation problem. And a typical
repair recommendation range from minor foundation crack repair to major
building settlement solution.
Equipped
with knowledge and past work experience UE successfully identifies and
recommends remedies based on visual observation and analysis of the broken
wall. With a team of experts in the field of soil mechanics, soil structures
and foundation design the design moves involving various steps. The first is
collecting or calculating the structure of loading data followed by
investigating and determining soil characteristic. In the next step based on
the results of above tests mentioned the foundation system is either selected
or best remedy is identified (in case of failing wall). After picking system or
remedy the team performs design and analysis to provide a cost effective
solution.
UE is
leading choice for Royal Palm Beach foundation repair because cutting edge solution and remedies are
provided. As foundation design tends to be critical and urgent in nature, the
tool box is constantly updated with latest software technology and state of the
art techniques in foundation design, foundation inspection and foundation
repairing. Get in touch with Universal Engineering today for a free
consultation and appointment.
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