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Alameda Foundation Repair Cracks By Expansive Soil

by Foundation Repair | Foundation Repair

The hidden force behind basement and foundation problems in Alameda What is an “Expansive Soil”? Expansive soils contain minerals such as smectite clays that are capable of absorbing water. When they absorb water they increase in volume. The more water...

Common Foundations Repaired in Alameda, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and surrounding areas

by Foundation Repair | Berkeley, Foundation Repair

Some houses in Alameda have a raised perimeter foundation that supports load-bearing walls and floors. Other houses are built on flat concrete slabs that provide the bottom floor of the house as well as a base for the structure and. Other houses are built on a series...

Foundations buckling, bowing, or with severe cracks

by Foundation Repair | concrete repair, excavation, Foundation Repair

Most houses have a raised perimeter foundation that supports floors and load- bearing walls. Perimeter foundations that are severely cracked , bowed, or tipped require rigorous reinforcement to prevent the situation from degenerating. Sometimes it is possible to...

Foundation Repairs On The Rise – New York Times Article

by Foundation Repair | Foundation Repair

Foundation Repair Rising The New York Times wrote an interesting article about foundation repair in March 2010.  It does good job of describing what homeowners go through when they discover cracks opening up in good and walls.  The problems described include...

Foundation Repair Manual

by Foundation Repair | Foundation Repair, underpinning

Foundation Repair Manual If you are interested in technical aspects of foundation repair, you will want to check out the “Foundation Repair Manual. The #1 guide to foundation repair Per reviews from Amazon: This book offers the most authoritative source of...

Drainage System Installation Example

by Foundation Repair | drainage, estimates, Foundation Repair, french drain, garage foundation, grading, retaining wall

Scope of Work We will construct a drainage system along the right, rear, and left sides of your home. The system will start on the right side adjacent the rear of the garage with a trench 2 feet deep. From here it will extend along the right side to the rear corner,...
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Ward Construction
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License # 416376

Call us at: 510-215-3636

Ward Construction serves Alameda, Contra Costa, and parts of Marin and Solano Counties.
(510) 215-3636
Ward Construction, Inc. 631 Marina Way South, Richmond
California Contractors License #416376
Ward Construction serves Alameda, Contra Costa, and parts of Marin and Solano Counties. Cities include Berkeley, Oakland, Kensington, Albany, El Cerrito, Piedmont, Richmond, Lafayette, Orinda, Moraga, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, Hayward, San Leandro, Castro Valley, Pinole, El Sobrante, Vallejo, Corte Madera, Larkspur, San Anselmo, Kentfield, Sausalito, Tiburon, Greenbrae, San Rafael, Benicia, Crockett, Livermore, Concord, Ross, Mill Valley, Novato, Pittsburg, Antioch,Clayton,and more!

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