Home Buyers Should Know Of Flawed Foundation Repair Methods Most home buyers are NOT aware of the different foundation repair methods available in southeast Texas. They range from low quality to high quality. When a home seller decides to list his or her property on Multiple Listing Service their realtor will usually advise them to repair all of the major systems in the house. After all, not many people will buy a house with a broken air conditioner or a damaged roof. In addition, any major defect with the house will bring the loan application to a grinding halt. Lenders do not lend money on homes that need major repairs. What we have seen is that home sellers typically buy the cheapest materials and repair methods when they are about to sell their homes. Cheap paint, cheap carpet, and a cheaper low quality foundation repair method. These low quality foundation repair methods fall under the category of "Pushed Piles". The structural engineers at A-1 Engineering are extremely critical of these various "Pushed Pile" methods and have called them "Temporary and Useless". Bell Bottom Piers are superior in every way. Built as a single unit they are far stronger, possess much greater weight-bearing capacity, resistant to uplift, and PERMANENT. For more information please call Dawson Foundation Repair at 713-668-2110.