23 Sep Alair Homes Major Foundation Repair Walk-Through

The gumbo soil in Regina retains moisture, expands, and moves around. Today, engineers design foundations with piles under the footing, proper re-bar in the foundation, proper strength of concrete, weeping tile, drain rock, waterproofing, slope of grade, backfill material, and even in some cases piles under the basement slab to avoid problems. This was not the case just a few years ago, many of these steps were not taken and created thousands upon thousands of problem basements today.