Atlas Foundation Company Celebrates 65 Years in Business Burleson, Texas-based Atlas Foundation Company, Inc. is celebrating 65 years of providing expert foundation repair services to homeowners in the Greater Fort Worth area. Atlas Foundation Company, Inc. was founded by Willard Murdock on three simple principles: Honesty, Quality, and Integrity.  Prior to starting the foundation repair company, Murdock worked as a residential flooring contractor.  He quickly realized that before new flooring could be installed, the homes he and his brothers worked on had to first be leveled.  ..read more

The DFW area is no stranger to droughts. In fact, the region is currently experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades. This can be a major concern for homeowners, as droughts can cause foundation problems. Texas Soil and Heat The soil in Texas is typically clay-based, which means that it is prone to shrinking and swelling when it dries out and becomes wet. This can put a lot of stress on foundations, especially during a drought. The heat in Texas can also contribute to foundation problems. When the soil is dry, it shrinks. This can cause foundations to crack or shift. Climate Change Clim ..read more

Welcome to the sweltering heat and dry conditions of another Texas summer and early autumn in the Greater Fort Worth Area. DFW drought conditions are not merely inconveniences; they’re a cause for concern when it comes to the foundation of your home.  As the trusted experts in foundation repair, Atlas Foundation Inc, located in Burleson, TX, knows the importance of acting now to safeguard your property’s foundation from the damage that North Texas drought conditions can cause. In this comprehensive guide, we will explain the connection between drought, the unique soil characteristics ..read more

For many of us, we don’t think about the foundations of our new home in the buying process but this is something we need to consider when buying in Fort Worth. We’ve put together our expert knowledge on foundation repair and published the pros and cons of each house foundation type. There are four different types of house foundations: Concrete slab Pier and beam Crawl space Basement Let’s look at each one more closely. Concrete Slab Foundations Concrete Slab foundations are pretty easy to explain. Reinforced by steel rods and drain pipes, concrete slabs are made from—you guessed it—concrete ..read more

The Dallas Fort Worth area, known as the “Texas Blackland Prairies,” stretches about 300 miles from the Red River in North Texas and down to San Antonio in the South. The land in the Blackland Prairie region is comprised of clay soils with high shrink-swell properties. Clay soils are extremely vulnerable to seasonal moisture fluctuations and tend to shrink in the summer months and expand during the winter. Even so, there are still a few things that you can do to maintain your home’s foundation. Keep reading for tips from a Texas Licensed Professional Engineer on how to preserve your foundation ..read more

As people start returning to work, you might be looking for a new office space. While homeworking has never been more popular, there’s still something rather special about working in an active environment surrounded by your colleagues. It’s no secret that people are eager to get their lives back to some sort of normality! Whether you’re upgrading your space, or even downsizing as you take a hybrid approach to your new working structure, there is a lot that must be considered. In this blog post, our team of foundation repair contractors uncover what you need to think about when it comes to prop ..read more

When you are looking to sell your home, you want it to get a high valuation and make money back from the sale. However, our homes can be devalued by the condition of our foundations. Both the indoors and outdoors of our homes can go through a lot of wear and tear that can slowly build up and cause damage to the foundations of the house. In turn, this can devalue your home up typically up to 15% dependant on the damage type! Common foundation issues that affect the value of the home can include sagging ceilings, uneven ground and cracks the brick exterior. Selling a house with foundation proble ..read more

Interior and exterior cracks are a common issue we face here in Texas as we experience hot dry summers. When we begin to notice movement, it is essential to stop and / or correct it before more problems follow. We’ve put together some tips to keep your foundations healthy year-round. Water your foundations regularly Watering your foundations multiple days, a week is essential. If you have a drip irrigation system in place, make sure this it is set at a minimum to water every other day for several hours. During our warmer and drier months, you may want to water every day if soil around the foun ..read more

Traditionally, concrete repairs requiring the leveling, raising and stabilizing of concrete slabs was done by a process called mudjacking. Mudjacking is a time-consuming, expensive and messy process. Now, many of the same concrete repairs can be performed with Polyurethane Foam! How does concrete repair with polyurethane foam work? First, small holes are drilled into uneven concrete areas in key locations. Next, the polyurethane foam is injected into the holes with specialized equipment. The foam expands into all of the voids, filling in gaps and stabilizing the underlying soil. A dense, str ..read more

When we have visitors to our homes, we want them to be safe and have fun, but when we have uneven concrete that fun can be cut short when a loved one trips over an uneven surface. Concrete lifting should be at the top of your to-do list for several reasons, we have delved into a few of these reasons below. Increasing the safety of your family and friends We want to decrease the risk to our loved ones while they visit our home. Enjoy time outside without the worry of an uneven sidewalk catching them off guard! It is more cost-effective than a complete replacement If you leave your concrete unev ..read more