2010 Titan Hollow Bar School

06/22/2010

All Articles, Commercial Foundation Repair, Foundation Repair, Residential Foundation Repair

2010 Titan Hollow Bar School During June of each year, TEI takes three days to hold a school for the installation of the popular Titan Hollow Bar Micropiles. 2010 was no exception as 22 people from around the country headed to the TEI Rock Drill facility in Montrose, Co. Instructors from TEI, Con-Tech, ECP, and…

Minimizing the Effects of Expansive Soils

06/09/2010

All Articles, Crawl Space Repair, Foundation Repair, Home and Foundation Cracks, Waterproofing

Minimizing the Effects of Expansive Soils For those of us that live in areas that have expansive clay soils, foundation problems are as predictable as the rising sun. Expansive clay soils contain minerals such as smectite clay that are capable of absorbing water, hence they exhibit volume change. Expansive soils can cause heave and settlement…