July 22, 2022
It’s easy to find out when you have a concrete issue when the problem is in the exterior part of our home. You can see the cracks in the concrete driveway or the trip hazard in that uneven slab on your sidewalk. However, when that situation happens inside your home, the floor covering your concrete […]
June 23, 2022
Cracked walls, windows, doors that stick, and uneven or sagging floors are the symptoms of a home’s foundation problem. After research, homeowners usually find out that they have a sinking foundation, but the question is, can their foundation be fixed? The truth is that foundation problems never fix themselves and if we let the symptoms […]
May 12, 2022
Concrete creates a very durable floor, which is why many homeowners have this material in their outdoor spaces. But when concrete floors age, they tend to crack and shift. When this situation occurs, the first question that comes to mind is how do you level uneven concrete? Is it possible to do it without replacing […]
November 3, 2020
Holiday Home Safety Concerns (And no, we’re not talking about COVID-19 this time)! Safety Concerns: The holidays may seem like the perfect time to gather with your household, or host your small bubble, but, if the concrete around your house is in disrepair, you may still have some safety issues! Sidewalks can become […]
September 14, 2020
Save Money On Major Home Repairs Is it time for a necessary home repair? Problems such as foundation issues, sinking concrete, sump pump failures—you name it!—can sneak up on us. Heck, even if you’ve known for a while that an expense was coming, why pay more than you have to? Well, the best thing you […]
June 22, 2020
PolyLevel Foam One of the most common questions we get is “How long will PolyLevel foam last under my concrete?” It makes sense that this would be a concern for people. I mean, why would you want to invest in a temporary fix that doesn’t solve the overall problem? You don’t want to find that […]
February 14, 2020
Reasons For Concrete Shrinking We’re here to dive deep and give you the dirt on why your concrete is sinking. Why Concrete Shrinks? It’s all about the dirt! Concrete settlement occurs when soils beneath the slab are displaced. Depending on the area that your house is in, it could be a number of reasons why […]
October 21, 2019
The Owners Cal Warkentin and Victor Balzer met at a young age when they both worked for a local framing company. Eventually, they joined forces and started their own framing company, quickly finding success. After a while, they started to notice a consistent problem with many houses they were working on: structural settlement! They decided […]
March 20, 2019
Sunken Foundation How To Solve: I hate to break it to you, but It’s not going to get better on its own Oftentimes when people find out that their home has a sunken foundation, the instinct is to just watch and hope the problem goes away. And I get it – most people don’t want […]
January 18, 2019
Concrete topping When should you use? Concrete topping is pretty cool. It can give old concrete an attractive finish, a little shine and a fresh colour. If you’re renovating your Mercedes-Benz showroom (as one does), a smooth, shiny concrete topping might be the way to go. Let me paint a picture of a common experience: […]
