Blog entries tagged building permit http://www.soilandstructure.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:57:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.soilandstructure.com/blog/structural-inspection-repair-in-md-va-and-dc <p>Foundation problems should be addressed as soon as they are discovered and before the damage is irreversible. The two most common types of foundation failures are foundation settlement (vertical movement of the footers) and foundation wall bowing (lateral movement of below-grade walls).</p><br/><p>Foundation Settlement<br /><br/>Typical signs of foundation settlement are stair-step cracks and vertically sheared bricks or blocks. The direction of the cracks is very important in determining whether tRead More... Soil & Structure Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:12:47 +0100 Water quality assessment truss design structural inspection Structural engineering structural engineer Structural design soil structure virginia soil scientist soil engineer soil depression in crawl space soil and structure consulting Site plan Septic fields septic field retaining wall inspection retaining wall failure Retaining wall design retaining wall poor drainage Land planning home inspection grading plan Geotechnical engineering framing plan framing inspection Framing design foundation inspection foundation failure Foundation design footing inspection engineering inspection Engineering design Demolition plan crack in foundation wall construction soil inspection construction inspection Civil engineering civil engineer building permit beam inspection