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Maintain Your Home

and Your Peace of Mind More Easily with a Raised Floor

Maintain Raised Home

Some of the most historic homes in America owe their durability to their raised floor assemblies. You too can expect a lifetime of strength and stability from a wood-framed foundation.

By design, a raised floor removes your home from contact with the ground, isolating the living space from ground moisture—and making the raised floor system less susceptible to ground-related moisture problems like mold.

The raised floor also helps keep termites at bay. Properly installed termite shields help repel these unwelcome visitors, and the crawlspace under the floor makes termite inspection simple and infestation easier to spot. In slab construction, termite infestation may not be apparent until it is too late. Plus, slabs often crack, making the home more vulnerable to termites.

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Staying Above Ground
and Above Water

When you need a plumbing repair with a slab floor, you have a real problem. This is especially serious if your leak is below the slab, which can quickly drive moisture into the living area. When your house is built on a slab, locating a plumbing leak and repairing it can be very costly under the best conditions. Plumbing problems are much easier to fix with raised floors.

Keep your house (and your budget) on Even Keel

  • All foundations can settle, but when a slab settles, you have a crisis on your hands.

  • Leveling is a relatively simple procedure with a raised floor system that sits on a grid of piers. All it takes is a floor jack, some patience, and a few shims.

  • Leveling a concrete slab that has settled can be a very expensive undertaking, especially if it has cracked. And dealing with a concrete slab that has been displaced by tree roots can be even more expensive.

 

 

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