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Rueter Foundation Repair & Covid-19
June 23, 2020
We're Still Stopping Leaks & Stabilizing Walls!
The subtitle says it all! It appears to me that as people are home more, social distancing, they're seeing more in their home they want to fix, and calling! Though it has been pretty dry, cracks are still leaking & I've been doing a lot of concrete wall stabilization with carbon fiber and epoxy the last couple of months. In particular, outdoor wall stabilization jobs.
Here are my practices to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Many assessments & quotes can be done over the phone or text based on pictures and our conversations. I'm happy to do that and find it works pretty well.
In the situation where I need to come out for the estimate, or to do the job, I do the following:
- I wear a mask when we are around each other.
- I social distance to 6' or more.
- I wear an N-95 respirator for much of the job anyway!
- I work alone, so there is only one person to deal with, not a crew with multiple points of contact.
- I work in the basement, using bulkhead access if available, rather than coming through the house.
- I may need to use your facilities while I am there! I wash up after I do.
- I take payments by bank transfer or check. No need to handle a card.
- To the best of my ability, I follow the guidelines of the health authorities in the 4 states I work in: MA, NH, VT, NY.
- I wear a mask when I go to stores to purchase supplies & materials.
I have had several customers make special requests that I have been able to accommodate.
We won again in 2022 & 2021! Thank you for your support!
A description of an attempt to take control of my computer. A wish for dry basements
Rueter Foundation Repair is Angie's List Angi.com Super Service Award Winner for 2020. 6th consecutive year
Cold joint along top edge of building leaks water and causes ice build-up for years. Urethane injection stops the leak!
Surprises in Foundation Construction & Repair for Building Geeks
What happens when you V-out a crack, pack it with hydraulic cement & caulk? Then someone comes by years later & treats it again, trying to inject the V-seam with urethane! It doesn't work. You have to get to the crack to inject the urethane to make a permanent fix.
Angie's List Super Service Award Winner for 2019
There can be leaks from wall cracks in foundations, but sometimes the bigger culprit is a failing or undersized sump pump or drainage lines.
I injected a half-height stub wall today with a serious leak, on the far edge of my service territory. The water came in the back of the laundry room, spreading under the framed wall and into the under-house garage. They had a local handyman give them a quote and he described the job as Vee-ing the crack out and then filling it with hydraulic cement. When the price he quoted seemed too high, with no guarantee of success, much less permanence, they looked further and found me. I explained that I inject the crack completely with urethane resin, and that it comes with a life time guarantee. That is a good foundation repair. So why did they pick me over the local guy? THE COST WAS THE SAME! The local handyman wanted the same price for the job that was only a surface patch, with no guarantee, as I was offering WITH a guarantee. Now I'm not saying I'm going to match every handyman's price on a foundation repair. What I am saying is that you can get the job done right, and it is well worth it!
Rueter Foundation Repair wins Angie's List Super Service Award for 2018
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