There may only be a few days left in January, but January is National Radon Action Month. Did you know that basement floor cracks can let in worse things than water? They can let in Radon too. Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking. January is the time to check your home and office space for radon levels. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radon exposure accounts for...

Winter is here and this means that the soil around your home has frozen. In the winter the soil around your home expands. When soil expands, it can push your home's foundation upward. This is also called a heave. Heaving can cause cracks and bowing in foundation floors and walls. If these foundation problems are not repaired they can cause more damage to a structure over time. The good news is that skilled professional foundation...

When you have foundation cracks in your home, you need an effective crack repair solution. Foundation crack repair provides watertight protection and durability to keep your basement dry and prevent the deterioration and further cracking of your foundation.   Hydraulic cement and other available products cannot fix the cracks in your basement walls. Professional crack repair companies will provide the most effective crack repair to fill the entire crack, the whole space, not just the...

Many think that small foundation cracks aren’t a problem. Think again. If you have cracks of any size, you need a professional crack repair company to keep your home safe and secure. If it is an old crack or one that you have just noticed, call a crack repair professionals. Foundation cracks can threaten the long-term stability of your foundation and ultimately your home, have them repaired.   Even small cracks can develop into major...

Happy New year in advance to you from all of us at A-1 Foundation Crack Repair.  We hope you have a safe and relaxing New Year's break.  We also want you to know that when it comes to the health of safety of both you and your home, we never rest..  This is because we know the very clear and present dangers that a cracked foundation presents to you and your family. So we'll make...

It happens to scores of people every year.  Your down in the basement pulling out the Holiday decorations and the bottom falls out of a few boxes.  Then you notice the water damage on the boxes.  It only takes a moment to trace the source back to the crack in your basement wall or floor.   Well, don’t let it ruin your Holidays, but don’t delay taking action either.  Don’t be fooled that the frozen...

When you buy your homeowners insurance policy, you may think you are covered when it comes to water damage. But there are many scenarios where insurance does not cover damage caused by water. With so many home insurance mold claims and water damage claims being denied, there is a lot of confusion about what types of water damage is covered by homeowners insurance. Water damage is defined differently than flood damage in a policy. What...

Realtors, if you have clients that are trying to sell homes that have had basement water problems, please advise them to address the issue. This is the season when water problems can really begin. As the snow falls and builds up, and then we get rain or a sudden warm day, the ground does not as easily absorb water. Water takes the path of least resistance and often will end up where we don’t want...

Remember eighth grade science? Cold contracts matter and warm expands it. Well, cold weather can harm your  foundation when the weather turns warm again. Water travels through the soil through veins. In the winter, the cold closes those veins in the soil under our homes.  This causes voids alongside your home’s foundation where water can pool and cause flooded basements when the snow melts or when it rains. There is no way to stop this...

The Crackman wants to remind you all that we are not just about residential foundation repair.  We provide a wide range of commercial foundation and structural repair services that include (but are not limited to) loading dock repair, damaged parking garage repair, and elevator vault repair services. We certainly don't want you fretting over your foundation structural faults on Thanksgiving day, but for reasons we've covered many time over, sometime very soon thereafter is when...