The Crackman Podcast

Adam has another interesting case study in this episode.  He sent some pictures for the blog of a house with a long horizontal crack at the top of the foundation, just above the soil line on the outside.  He explains how rusting rebar can affect a home’s foundation and how the fix can be far less expensive than what the homeowner was led to believe.

In this interesting case study, Adam explains why a homeowner might find a mysterious water puddle in their basement every morning.  Is it a phantom or something equally sinister?  The CrackDaddy explains.

When you think of concrete, the last thing you think of is termites, given the little critters feed on wood and not concrete.  What in the world do termites and foundation cracks have in common?

A1 Foundation Crack Repair has earned--through excellence, integrity, and hard work--over 300 5-star Google reviews. One that came in the other day where the customer was absolutely gushing about a call with A1 where they didn’t actually do any work for them. What happened there?

An insurance company cancelling a homeowner’s policy can be quite disconcerting, especially when it’s for foundation structural issues.  A1 Foundation Crack Repair has dealt with this issue a number of times.  Tony how A1 has helped customers get this situation resolved.

Adam shares an interesting case study about a leaking coal chute. He explains how he was able to stop the leak in this legacy apparatus no longer in use.

It seems to be a fad these days to lay down a fancy epoxy resin over the garage floor to spiff it up and cover up blemishes.  Seems like a nice upgrade; but, is it a good idea from a concrete maintenance perspective?

The CrackDaddy extols another interesting case study...this time about a huge home addition that caused a major concrete foundation issue for the homeowner.

We all love the X-men character, Wolverine, who can self-heal wounds in seconds.  But of course, that’s just fantasy.  Is self-healing concrete pure fantasy or something that really exists?  Adam Tracy breaks it down for us.

Spring weather can fluctuate wildly, going from freezing cold to quite warm in the matter of days.  How does that affect how watertight a bulkhead can be?