Evaluating Needs

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Free Tips – Addressing Your Needs

One of the most frustrating problems with repairing foundations is the absence of any accepted standards. This makes it especially important for you to have your needs carefully evaluated.

You have two basic choices for having your foundation evaluated:

  1. You can hire a registered professional engineer.
  2. You can have several foundation contractors give you estimates.

Because there are no set standards, it is likely that you will receive recommendations that differ significantly. Such variations in opinions can occur between engineers as well as contractors.

The quality of the estimate is your first indication of the quality of work that an engineer or a company will offer. A thorough evaluation will include:

  1. Measuring and drawing off the outside dimensions of your home.
  2. Drawing off your interior floor plan.
  3. Noting all interior and exterior damage.
  4. Performing an elevation survey with surveying equipment.
  5. Preparing a contour diagram.