Oct 11, 2015
The Structure: Imagine waking up everyday to enjoy your morning coffee on the back deck with a view like this! However the view wouldn’t be quite as enjoyable if the deck you were on was not structurally adequate. This particular deck underwent moderate settlement due...
Aug 13, 2015
The Structure: The foundation of this mountain residence in beautiful Boone North Carolina was built using typical CMU (concrete masonry unit) walls that appeared to be ungrouted and unreinforced. These certain factors can cause a number of structural problems to...
Aug 12, 2015
The Structure: If you look out the back door of the majority of residences built in the high country, the chances that you will see a retaining wall are pretty high. Retaining walls are an extremely prevalent way of holding back soil. This particular one is a tiered...
Aug 6, 2015
The Structure: Although the views are magnificent atop beautiful Beech Mountain, they come at a risk. Like many residences that are built on this extreme slope, they are built using extremely high CMU (concrete masonry unit) foundation walls. Fill material is then...
Jul 22, 2015
The Structure: The foundation of this mountain residence in beautiful Boone North Carolina was built using typical CMU (concrete masonry unit) walls that appeared to be ungrouted and unreinforced. These certain factors can cause a number of structural problems to...
