Foundation & Retaining Wall Evaluations
Cracks, tilting, and water around a foundation or retaining wall usually have a specific, findable cause. We investigate and tell you what's actually going on.
- You receive
- Evaluation report with findings and repair options
- Timeline
- Scoped around site access and structure size
- Typical clients
- Property owners, buyers, contractors
When to call us
- Cracks in foundation walls or slabs are new or getting wider
- A retaining wall is leaning, bulging, or losing material
- Doors and windows stick or floors have started to slope
- You're buying a property with a visible foundation or wall issue
What's included
- Field evaluation of foundation and retaining wall condition
- Assessment of settlement, cracking, and lateral movement
- Review of drainage conditions contributing to distress
- Capacity and stability evaluation
- Repair and stabilization recommendations
- Coordination with geotechnical engineers and contractors where needed
Scoped to your project. We scope against your actual site before quoting, and we'll tell you early if another discipline should go first, such as a geotechnical report before final structural design.
How the work runs
Site investigation
We inspect the wall or foundation and the ground and drainage around it.
Cause analysis
We work out why it's happening: settlement, water, load, or age.
Capacity check
Where needed, we check whether the element can still carry its load.
Recommendations
A report with findings and repair or monitoring options.
Common questions
No. Many are shrinkage cracks that only need sealing. Width, pattern, and whether the crack is growing tell us which kind you have. That's what an evaluation answers.
Sometimes. If the cause looks tied to soil conditions, we'll tell you early and coordinate with a geotechnical engineer rather than guess.
You get a report with findings and repair or monitoring options. We can then work with your contractor on the next steps.
Often paired with
Ready to scope Foundation & Retaining Wall Evaluations for your project?
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