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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
USS Family History
We asked USS founding father Mike Smith and children Chris Smith and Shannon Smith Carter to tell us a [...]