Foundation Repair Talk – Tips and talk from the foundation experts

Your home’s foundation is quite literally its support system. It provides stability, ensures structural integrity, and safeguards your property against external forces like shifting soil and moisture changes. While a...

For the first time, Shield Foundation Repair has earned the Consumer Choice Award in the category of Waterproofing and Foundation Repair in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. This achievement highlights the...

Winter can be a challenging season for Edmonton homeowners, particularly when it comes to maintaining the structural integrity of their homes. Among the various issues that arise during the colder...

As the winter months approach here in Edmonton, homeowners should prepare for the challenges that colder temperatures and heavy snowfall bring. Winter storms can produce heavy snowfall and together with...

A sump pump is a key player in your home’s defense against water damage, particularly in areas prone to heavy rains or high water tables found in many Edmonton communities....

Shield Foundation Repair co-founder Todd Ivanochko was recognized as one of Edmonton’s top 20 exceptional business leaders at the 2024 Business in Edmonton Leaders Awards. Created and hosted by Business...

We’ve had a pretty dry summer here in Edmonton. While the extra warm weather makes for more rounds of golf and awesome weekend camping trips, the resulting dry soil conditions...

When it comes to the foundation of a home, homeowners should be vigilant about several key issues. These concerns are crucial because your foundation supports the entire structure, and any problems can lead...

We get a lot of people searching our website looking for weeping tile information. A fully functional weeping tile system is a crucial component of every home’s water drainage system....

Foundation issues can be a homeowner’s worst nightmare. They can threaten the structural integrity of your house, leading to a host of other problems like cracks in the walls, uneven...

Lifting a home might sound like a scene from a science fiction movie, but with advancements in engineering and technology, it has become a practical solution for various structural issues....

A foundation inspection is a critical evaluation of the structural integrity of a building’s foundation. This process involves a thorough examination by a professional inspector who assesses the condition of...

Maintaining the structural integrity of your home is one of the most important parts of home maintenance. However, with summer coming and the frantic pace of life these days, many...

Spring around Edmonton is knocking on our doors, and you know what that means – time to shake off the winter blues and get our homes in tip-top shape. But...

As winter chills begin to fade and signs of spring emerge, many homeowners in Edmonton shift their focus to outdoor activities and summer plans. However, amidst the excitement of warmer...

Winter in Alberta can be harsh and unpredictable. Its effects can pose daunting challenges for your foundation. One day it can be plus five and the next day you’re in...

Interior injection repair on concrete is a method of filling cracks in concrete foundations with epoxy or polyurethane. However, this method has several drawbacks that make it less effective, such...

There are many foundation repair contractors in and around Edmonton. It’s easy to do a Google search and find any number of companies that could potentially address your problem. When...

As it gets cooler in Edmonton and the ground begins to freeze, it is easy to put off foundation fixes and upgrades “until next year.” Your home’s foundation is one...

As it cools off here in Alberta, windows are open less and you’re spending more time inside. As a result, odours you may have missed all summer suddenly become more...

As Alberta days get shorter and fall approaches, home improvement is on everyone’s minds. For dedicated weekend warriors there’s no project more daunting than updating your basement. You start by...

Here in Edmonton, homes sell fast. Sometimes you have to make a deal before you’d like to because there’s someone biting at your heels with another offer, waiting for you...

Just recently, Edmonton experienced a summer weather event where a month’s worth of rain fell in just a few days. It’s times like these that reveal the true condition of...

  If you’re like most Edmonton homeowners, you’re not a fan of unexpected surprises that can stretch your budget. Unfortunately, no matter how careful you are, unexpected expenses come with...

Spring rains are welcome and refreshing. But they can cause increases in hydrostatic pressure and reveal foundation problems. When the snow melts and it starts to rain here in Edmonton,...

Thinking about DIY’ing your foundation crack? Knowing what you don’t know can save you a LOT of problems. If you consider yourself a home repair afficionado and notice a small...

We get it. Holiday season is over. You’re just back from that big trip and kids have to go to school. It’s a million degrees below outside and dark by...

What’s below your feet? Foundation talk about… foundation types. As you might imagine, at Shield Foundation Repair, we see A LOT of foundations because, well, it’s what we do. Each...

Is your floor not level? Are your doors and windows out of alignment? Maybe you have unexplained wall cracks. No, your house probably isn’t haunted, but it may need underpinning...

If you’ve been following our house move story from our last blog post, you’d know we were tasked to move a historic Edmonton home that was over 100 years old....

Moving homes is precise work at the best of times. When the home is over a hundred years old, the stakes get a whole lot higher. Shield Foundation Repair is...

The answer is… Complicated Damage to your concrete foundation (caused by cracks, settlement, or anything else) not only impacts the structural integrity of your home, but can be expensive to...

Houses built in and around Edmonton before 1990 may have been insulated with Vermiculite, or “popcorn insulation”. Vermiculite is a naturally occurring “mica-like” mineral that was mined and processed into...

“I’ve got water! Yikes! But I don’t see any cracks. What the heck is going on?” We hear this plea all the time. Sometimes the cause of your leaky basement...

Dig out a wall, fix a crack, fill in the dirt again and go home. No big deal, right?   Sure, sometimes we run across relatively easy fixes. But often,...

Hiring a contractor At Shield Foundation Repair, we spend an enormous amount of time and effort making sure our customers are dealing with a company that meets or exceeds the...

We love the foundation repair business, and we are good at it. But one of our lesser-known specialty services is home lifting and levelling. Our team consists of seasoned pros...

We don’t just get “rain” in Edmonton. We get downpours. Now, with winter moving in, early snowfalls can lead to slow melting water accumulations in low lying areas of your...

Weeping tile is an odd name, and not something we would normally associate with water drainage. In fact, it’s a system that collects water around the footing of your home...

At Shield Foundation Repair, we take customer service personally. People always say not to take things that way when a customer is upset but it means something to us if...

Have a walkout basement? Here’s an example of floor sloping at the walkout portion. This is a common problem usually associated with the original home construction. It could have been...

In Edmonton, pipes that run through the walls of a home or commercial foundations are usually sealed up with concrete, hydraulic cement, or caulk. These penetration points are one of...