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Groundworks

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Groundworks

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Customers say: Super punctual
42 local quotes requested
28 years of experience

Groundworks, formerly, Matvey Foundation Repair is the leading structural and concrete repair firm in Western Washington. We specialize in repairing residential and commercial foundations, concrete slabs, bowing/cracked basement walls, sinking floors, concrete porches, settling/cracked foundations, and other structural issues. We raise and level concrete pavements, driveways, and sidewalks. We also offer basement waterproofing. Our expert design technicians provide professional services for commercial, residential, industrial, government, and municipal applications with award-winning products and superior customer service. CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE! GROUN**76305

"Very informative. Clear and concise. Gave us many options. Daniel is a wonderful and honest person and was so helpful with our questions. The crew lead by Anthony, with Jordan, Uriel, and Richard did professional work. The finished product is wonderful and can already feel the results in the house. Would 1000% recommend. Just keep in mind it is a very messy job. These guys do the best they can to keep it clean"

Charles W on May 2025

Groundworks, formerly, Matvey Foundation Repair is the leading structural and concrete repair firm in Western Washington. We specialize in repairing residential and commercial foundations, concrete slabs, bowing/cracked basement walls, sinking floors, concrete porches, settling/cracked foundations, and other structural issues. We raise and level concrete pavements, driveways, and sidewalks. We also offer basement waterproofing. Our expert design technicians provide professional services for commercial, residential, industrial, government, and municipal applications with award-winning products and superior customer service. CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE! GROUN**76305

"Very informative. Clear and concise. Gave us many options. Daniel is a wonderful and honest person and was so helpful with our questions. The crew lead by Anthony, with Jordan, Uriel, and Richard did professional work. The finished product is wonderful and can already feel the results in the house. Would 1000% recommend. Just keep in mind it is a very messy job. These guys do the best they can to keep it clean"

Charles W on May 2025

Wildwood Homes llc

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Wildwood Homes llc

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27 years of experience

Wildwood Homes llc offers a wide array of services from simple repairs and alterations; Bring our team of professionals your ideas and we will eliminate the stress by offering a full service product. Financing available * Credit cards accepted *financing available based on approved credit.

Wildwood Homes llc offers a wide array of services from simple repairs and alterations; Bring our team of professionals your ideas and we will eliminate the stress by offering a full service product. Financing available * Credit cards accepted *financing available based on approved credit.

GeoTest Services Inc

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GeoTest Services Inc

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GeoTest was founded in 1993, aimed at developing partnerships with our clients to provide a full range of construction services from the ground up! GeoTest's corporate philosophy is to assemble a highly-skilled team of employees to provide clients with this full range of services, from geotechnical and environmental engineering to construction inspection and materials testing. We regularly work for and report to public agencies. GeoTest's geotechnical engineeriung team is very familiar with the local permitting issues in Washington State. Our goal is to deliver the highest possible standards of safety, quality, reliability and responsiveness in a cost-effective manner. About Our Services: GeoTest provides all aspects of Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental, Construction Special Inspection and Materials Testing (Laboratory) Services. We can provide a wide variety of services and sometimes it can get confusing on exactly what we do. For a breakdown of our services, please call or visit our website by clicking the link above. - Quality - Reliability - Integrity - Responsiveness - Practicality - Safety We have branches in Bellingham and Arlington. We can provide services in Washington and Oregon. Please call us today!

GeoTest was founded in 1993, aimed at developing partnerships with our clients to provide a full range of construction services from the ground up! GeoTest's corporate philosophy is to assemble a highly-skilled team of employees to provide clients with this full range of services, from geotechnical and environmental engineering to construction inspection and materials testing. We regularly work for and report to public agencies. GeoTest's geotechnical engineeriung team is very familiar with the local permitting issues in Washington State. Our goal is to deliver the highest possible standards of safety, quality, reliability and responsiveness in a cost-effective manner. About Our Services: GeoTest provides all aspects of Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental, Construction Special Inspection and Materials Testing (Laboratory) Services. We can provide a wide variety of services and sometimes it can get confusing on exactly what we do. For a breakdown of our services, please call or visit our website by clicking the link above. - Quality - Reliability - Integrity - Responsiveness - Practicality - Safety We have branches in Bellingham and Arlington. We can provide services in Washington and Oregon. Please call us today!

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Aqueous Solutions Inc

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Aqueous Solutions Inc

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Customers say: Super punctual
23 years of experience

Locally family owned & operated. Additional phones - (877) 249-1699, (206)812-1851. Additional website - www.aqueoussolutionsinc.com, www.fsibyaqueous.com. Additional DBA - 5 Star Insulation, Aqueous Basement Systems. See BBB for additional phones. See website for additional service areas.

Locally family owned & operated. Additional phones - (877) 249-1699, (206)812-1851. Additional website - www.aqueoussolutionsinc.com, www.fsibyaqueous.com. Additional DBA - 5 Star Insulation, Aqueous Basement Systems. See BBB for additional phones. See website for additional service areas.

Structural Engineering questions, answered by experts

A 4-inch-thick concrete slab can support around 4,000 pounds per square foot if a contractor reinforces the slab with rebar, while that same slab without reinforcements will support closer to 1,000 pounds. For the purposes of a patio, 4 inches in thickness without reinforcement should suffice unless you’re installing heavy kitchen equipment or a hot tub on it. In those cases, reinforcing your slab and sticking with 4 inches of thickness should provide plenty of strength.

All foundations have footers, including monolithic slabs. In some cases, the foundation itself acts as the footer, as in the case of a floating slab and a monolithic slab. With a monolithic slab, the footers—which are just the bottom-most portion of the foundation that distributes loads down to stable soil—are a part of the main slab and are constructed with a single pour.

Although the two terms are closely related and often used interchangeably, pier and beam foundations and crawl spaces are different things. A pier and beam foundation is made up of concrete piers and wooden beams and creates a space under the home known as a crawl space. There are several types of foundations that create crawl spaces, often collectively known as “crawl space foundations,” but the crawl space itself is separate from the foundation. 

It's safe to assume that all exterior walls are load-bearing, or at least have load-bearing characteristics. Some older homes feature porches or bump-outs that don't rest on the home's foundation. However, they still must carry the weight of the roof section they support. Walls containing floor-to-ceiling glass or other non-structural elements must use post and beam configurations to meet load-bearing criteria.

Whether you’re building a new home or building an extension on your existing property, you will likely need both a structural engineer and an architect. A structural engineer will determine what loads your foundation and framing can safely handle, and an architect will draw plans according to those structural calculations to simplify the building process. You can start by contacting a structural engineer near you, as many work alongside architects and can get all of the prep work done at once.

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