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Serving Dobson, NC and surrounding areas

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In business since 2003

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"Ken, Jerry and James P. were great. They worked fast and even helped me drill some masonry holes as a courtesy, as my drill wasnâ t up to the task."
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Carolina Foundation Solutions, LLC
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Serving Dobson, NC and surrounding areas

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Family-owned foundation repair Burlington NC specialists since 2002! Carolina Foundation Solutions serves Burlington, Greensboro, Durham & Chapel Hill with expert crawl space repair, basement waterproofing & concrete solutions. We fix foundation cracks, bowing walls, wet basements & crawl space moisture using advanced techniques. Our certified team provides emergency foundation repair Burlington NC, waterproofing services & crawl space encapsulation with transferable lifetime warranties. Why choose us: A+ BBB rated, over 20 years experience, transparent pricing, no scare tactics. We provide custom solutions tailored to your home and your budget. FREE inspections available! Protecting Carolinas homes from the ground up. Call today!

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Carolina Basement Systems
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Serving Dobson, NC and surrounding areas

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In business since 2005

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"Ariel was the foreman on the job and did fantastic work. The price was right for the great quality and everyone was very professional and efficient. Im very happy with my newly encapsulated crawl space and repaired foundation system."
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Shamrock Maintenance Corp
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Serving Dobson, NC and surrounding areas

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In business since 1985

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"They showed up gave us a great quote very fair and started working on it the same day. They were very considerate and kind and knocked out the job very quick."
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Masonry questions, answered by experts

Yes, concrete is significantly stronger than masonry, especially if the concrete pour includes reinforcements, like steel rebar. Concrete is a uniform material that can withstand compression, sheer force, and tensile force as long as it’s reinforced. Masonry involves the use of mortar or grout to connect individual building materials, like brick, stone, or tile. Mortar and grout are also reasonably strong and resist compression well, but they don’t come close to the strength of poured concrete.

Stone houses used to be much more practical, but with the advent of stronger and cheaper materials like concrete, they aren’t seen as much anymore. There are some parts of the world where it makes sense to build with stone, and they are usually next to a stone quarry. Stone is, however, very weather-resistant, which is why many homes near the sea and on mountains are still built with local stone.

The best tool for drilling into brick or mortar is a rotary hammer drill which is a large hammer drill with low rotation speed and high torque. Regular drills with a hammer function are also excellent tools for drilling into brick when the diameter of the hole is 1/2 inch or less. It might be possible to drill into brick with a standard drill if you’re only drilling a very small hole, but note that masonry work will put a lot of wear on a standard drill, and the tool may not be strong enough to get through brick.

It is possible, albeit a lot slower, to break up a rock using water. You would do this by freezing and thawing the water. You could create some initial holes or cracks in the rock, then pour water into the cracks or holes and allow them to freeze (so it's best to do this in winter or in colder climates). Since water expands when it freezes, this puts pressure on the inside of the rock and causes it to crack. You could continue to pour more water in and let it freeze to continue to break up the rock.

Modern brick homes have a brick facade over standard framing and sheathing, so the brick offers minimal added structural stability. A home with traditional brick construction is more durable than a stick-built home, as the double-layer brick walls and rebar resist higher lateral wind loads and support heavier loads up top, as well.

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