Notes on foundation movement in the Grand Valley: Mancos shale, irrigation water, freeze-thaw, repair methods, and what the work costs in Mesa County.https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/grand-junction-contractor-licensing-and-permits/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/grand-junction-contractor-licensing-and-permits/Who has to be licensed, who issues the permit, which code editions apply in Mesa County, and what a foundation repair building permit actually adds to the bill.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrand Junction Foundation Cohttps://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/mesa-county-subdivision-foundation-requirements/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/mesa-county-subdivision-foundation-requirements/Mesa County lists foundation requirements for more than 600 platted subdivisions. What the codes mean, and why 234 of them require an engineered foundation.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrand Junction Foundation Cohttps://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/uranium-mill-tailings-and-building-permits/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/uranium-mill-tailings-and-building-permits/Tailings went into more than 4,000 Grand Junction properties as fill and aggregate from 1950 to 1966. Applying for a building permit is what triggers removal.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrand Junction Foundation Cohttps://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/monsoon-season-and-foundation-movement/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/monsoon-season-and-foundation-movement/The southwest monsoon arrives around the second week of July and hits soil that spent June drying out. That swing is the sharpest annual load on a foundation.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrand Junction Foundation Cohttps://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/gypsum-soils-and-concrete-durability/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/gypsum-soils-and-concrete-durability/Several soil series under Grand Junction are gypsum-accumulating, one at about 35 percent. Sulfate attack degrades concrete, and that is not a movement problem.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrand Junction Foundation Cohttps://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/grand-junction-housing-eras-and-foundations/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/grand-junction-housing-eras-and-foundations/A uranium boom, an oil shale bust in 1982, a gas boom and a crash. Grand Junction built in bursts, and each burst left its own foundation and failure pattern.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrand Junction Foundation Cohttps://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/selling-a-grand-junction-home-with-foundation-repair/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/selling-a-grand-junction-home-with-foundation-repair/A documented repair with transferable warranty paperwork sells better than an unexplained crack. What to keep, what to disclose, and how the timing runs.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrand Junction Foundation Cohttps://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/hillside-lots-redlands-orchard-mesa-foundations/https://grandjunctionfoundationco.com/blog/hillside-lots-redlands-orchard-mesa-foundations/Cut-and-fill pads put half a house on engineered fill and half on native ground. That produces bowing walls and differential settlement, not uniform sinking.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrand Junction Foundation Co