Category: Foundation Repair

Living in Duluth means dealing with all four seasons, and while the snow and ice might look beautiful, they can quietly wreak havoc on your home’s concrete and foundation. One of the biggest culprits behind cracking concrete, shifting foundations, and water infiltration? The freeze-thaw cycle. In this blog, we’ll explain what the freeze-thaw cycle is, […]

Your home is one of your most valuable assets, and foundation problems can feel overwhelming. At Alliance Inc., we understand how stressful it can be to notice cracks in your walls, sloping floors, or sticking doors. The good news? Foundation settlement is a common issue; with the proper repair solutions, your home can be restored […]

Protecting Your Home from Flooding and Saturated Soils Hurricanes can leave a trail of destruction, not only to roofs and windows but also to an often-overlooked part of your home: the foundation. For homeowners in hurricane-prone areas like Annapolis, MD; Asheville, NC; Augusta, GA; Fort Myers, FL; and Greenville, SC, understanding how hurricanes impact foundations […]

Your home’s foundation is the most critical part of its structure. It supports the entire building, ensuring that everything from the roof to the walls stays in place. However, over time, foundations can develop issues that, if left unchecked, can lead to significant damage to your home. Here’s why foundation repair is so important and […]

Underpinning & foundation support are related construction techniques, but they serve slightly different purposes & involve distinct methods.

Helical piers, also known as helical piles or screw piles, are a type of deep foundation system used to support structures and stabilize foundations. At Alliance Inc., we use helical piers to help stabilize and repair home foundations.

Foundation underpinning is a construction technique used by Alliance Inc. to strengthen and stabilize the foundation of a building or structure. It involves adding support or reinforcing the existing foundation to prevent settling, sinking, or structural damage. 

If you have a home, chances are, you have a few wall cracks. Usually, they are nothing more than a minor annoyance. Perhaps a minor bit of foundation settlement, or shrinkage of drywall or plaster. At other times, however, they can be a warning sign of structural problems in your home. That’s why it is […]

What is one of the leading causes of basement damage that you may have never heard of? Hydrostatic pressure.  What is hydrostatic pressure?  The term hydrostatic means “relating to or denoting the equilibrium of liquids and the pressure exerted by a liquid at rest.”  Fun fact: The concept of hydrostatic pressure, a fluid property, was […]

Pick a Foundation Repair Solution with Strength & Precision No homeowner ever wants their house to need foundation repair. If your foundation ever does begin to fail, however, you want a solution that is going to cause minimal disruption to your home and yard. You want a solution that can provide immediate support. And, most […]