Repairs For A Leaning Chimney
Poor chimneys—neglected until Christmas or at least the colder months. Even then, the fireplace mantles and hearths get all the glory over exterior chimney brick and mortar. But maybe you’re the go-getter already putting up your Christmas lights, and you discover, just in time, that your chimney [...]
What is a Foundation Pier?
Industry experts acknowledge piering, or underpinning, as the most effective foundation repair method to correct foundation settlement in the Middle Tennessee, Southwestern Kentucky, and Northern Alabama regions. Homeowners rarely see the effects of shifting soil beneath their homes until the damage begins. As a result, a [...]
How to Clean Up a Crawl Space
You just so happen to venture into the crawl space beneath your house and find a huge mess—fallen insulation and water on the torn vapor barrier, evidence of various pests, wood rot, and even some mildew on the floor joists. How do you clean up a [...]
Exterior Waterproofing: A Partial Solution
If you are experiencing water intrusion in your basement or crawl space, do not expect an exterior waterproofing plan to remedy the water problem on its own. Exterior waterproofing is only a partial solution when it comes to basement waterproofing and will not produce dry results long [...]
When Dry Soil Causes Settlement
It’s finally summer—good for the kids, bad for the house, in more ways than one! You might not venture out much due to the heat, but if you do, you may have noticed cracks in your foundation and cracks in the dry dirt around your home. [...]
USS Family History
We asked USS founding father Mike Smith and children Chris Smith and Shannon Smith Carter to tell us a little bit about the USS family history. One can attribute the success of the family-owned, family-operated foundation and waterproofing company in the Nashville area to the loyal [...]