Foundation Repair Dallas Tx Cost

♦ November 13, 2012 ♦ Leave Your Comment

A local Texas electricity company -Electric Texas Co.- today announced that it has put together a team of licensed electrician to provide homeowners with electrical safety inspections as part of a new Texas electric service.

Electric Texas Co. cited two recent events as the inspiration for this initiative.

In early 2010, the Electrical Safety Foundation International released a report that indicated 55,000 homes caught fire as a result of electrical issues. In terms of the human cost – over 500 lives were lost and 1400 people were injure. The financial toll was nearly .5B.

The Texas electricity company connected this report with a Dallas house fire last summer that resulted in 0,000 in damage and fortunately no casualties. The cause of the fire was traced to faulty circuit breakers in an electrical panel box in the garage.

The Electric Texas Co. revealed that these circuit breakers have been the subject of a study by a team of engineers. In their recently released findings, they concluded that these circuit breakers can overheat and cause fires. The Company is concerned about this issue because there are still over 20 million homes in the US that use them. Virtually every house built from 1970 to 1990 have them.

In the state of Texas, it is likely that 80% of the homes built during the 1960's in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have these faulty circuit breakers. That area was primarily developed by a homebuilding company that used these breakers exclusively.

Electric Texas Co. further acknowledged that older homes are at particular risk because of the wiring and bad sockets that were part of the original construction. Added to this many of the materials used were not as fire-resistant as today's building materials and Texas electricity standards were not anywhere near where they are today.

As a result Electric Texas Co. has put together the HomeSafe Texas Electric Service. The service will be staffed by a team of licensed electricians. The electricians on the HomeSafe Texas Electric Service will perform a thorough electrical inspection. They will obviously pay special attention to the circuit breakers. If they find faulty circuit breakers, they will advise the homeowner and offer to upgrade them.

Electric Texas Co. also announced that it expects that there will be a very strong response and has set up a HomeSafe Texas Electric Service Hotline. The hotline will be staffed 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. This will allow for Texas electricity inspections to be booked after regular hours if needed.

Electric Texas Co. is a Texas based electrical company that has assembled a team of licensed commercial and residential professionals. Members of the team are capable of handling new installations as well as ongoing repairs and maintenance.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    Can we build a larger house on a 50-year old foundation?
    We got a 50-year old house. There is evidence that there was foundation shifting. The house itself is in a pretty bad condition so it is possibility that we will tear the one floor house down and build a two-floor house. Now I wonder, if it is possible/desirable to preserve or fix the foundation so we can save some building cost. The house is in Dallas, TX and the old foundation is pier and beam

    • ANSWER:
      Funny you should ask … that is our situation exactly. We bought a new, two-story home that was built on the foundation of a 1950s ranch. We are getting a LOT of settling and buckling of floors. The builder used all the original beams and floor joists and they’re just groaning under all of the additional wait. Plus there was a lot of termite damage that they “repaired” but I’m not sure they did a thorough and strong enough job. As far as I know, the cinder block walls are holding up ok, but the builder finished the basement so there may be some shifting that I can’t see. If I were you I just would not proceed without a competent structural engineer at your side. Best of luck!

  2. QUESTION:
    roughly how much would it cost to build a small 3 bedroom pier and beam home in texas?

    • ANSWER:
      While I am not sure of the price here is a company that can tell you a huge amount of information.
      http://www.bedrockfoundation.com/pier-and-beam-foundation-repair-dallas-tx.html
      These people repair pier and beam houses. They can tell you what to build and how to build it. Based on what repairs they do, it seems that houses fail later on because they build with cheaper products in the beginning. By this I mean they use small timber supports where larger ones are recommended. This company has good answers on repairing and based on that they sound like they can offer you great information on building.
      I live in Australia and until I read this question didn’t know anything about the company I am telling you about.

  3. QUESTION:
    Are there companies in Dallas fort worth that will level your pool and how much will it cost?

    • ANSWER:
      Red Canyon Construction specializes in pool construction and issues of subsiding ground that is common in north TX.

      You cost will vary according to the size, material, and extent of work to be done.

      Red Canyon Construction*
      2850 S Belt Line Rd
      Dallas, TX 75253

      Many foundation repair services also do pool leveling. ARS would be a good first call with locations through out the metroplex.

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