Underneath your foundation, the soil needs to be sufficient, sturdy, and healthy to properly support the structure. We provide soil stabilization to help you avoid other foundation repairs, which involve altering the soils to enhance their physical properties. This process can increase the strength of soil and control the shrink and swell properties, which in turn improves load bearing capacity. We can stabilize soil on roadways, parking lots, development sites, airports, and homes. We add a variety of substances to the soil as needed, including lime, fly-ash, and Portland cement. 

Moisture barriers are vertical layers of plastic buried in the ground. Water flows against the barrier and it is prevented from getting underneath a home. These barriers, installed by our Lafayette construction experts, prevent damage in any season from rainwater, soil shifting, leaky pipe moisture, and soil saturation in the water. 

Our Lafayette foundation contractors also provide underpinning for any type of foundation. Underpinning strengthens the foundation of an existing building if the originals foundation was not strong or stable enough, the use of the structure has changed, or the soil properties have changed. This process is accomplished by extending the foundation in depth or width (breadth) so it rests on more supportive soil and distributes weight over a larger area. Micro-piles and jet grouting are two techniques we use to achieve adequate underpinning. 

Centerline Foundation Repairs in Lafayette also provide pier and beam building and repair. This type of repair is generally quick and inexpensive. Using specialized equipment, we level the home with jack, block piers, and wood shims. Pier and beam repairs remedy a number of problems including sinking or bowing wooden floors, gaps between the walls and floor, cracks in sheetrock, and unlevel door frames.