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Foundation repair in Clifton
Clifton is a Census Designated Place of more than 20,000 people immediately east of Grand Junction, about ten minutes down the road, and the largest unincorporated community in the Grand Valley. It sits on flat, historically irrigated valley floor, which is the single most important fact about foundations here.
The flat ground here drains slowly, and a lot of Clifton lots sit near enough to a lateral or a drain that the soil under them is wetter through the season than a nine-inch-a-year climate would suggest. Federal survey work on the Grand Valley found that the shallow water table across much of this ground exists largely because of a century of unlined canals and flood irrigation, not because of rainfall. That water reaches foundations.
The housing is largely post-war and mid-century, with a substantial manufactured and modular component alongside the site-built stock. Manufactured homes on pier-and-beam supports have their own failure pattern: the perimeter skirting hides settling piers, and the first thing anyone notices is a floor that has developed a slope or a door that no longer latches. Re-levelling and re-supporting that kind of foundation is comparatively quick and comparatively cheap, and it gets much less so if it is left until the frame has taken a set.
For most Clifton houses the sequence that works is drainage first, structure second. Get roof water and irrigation water away from the stem wall, watch a season, and then decide whether the movement has stopped or whether it needs piers.
Repair types available in Clifton
- Foundation Settlement Repair
- Steel piers driven or screwed past the moving soil to competent bearing, then the footing is transferred onto them
- Basement and Stem Wall Repair
- Cracked, leaning, and bowing foundation walls braced or anchored back so the movement stops
- Crawl Space Repair and Encapsulation
- Failed piers and posts replaced, sagging girders re-supported, and the ground sealed off from the house above
- Concrete Leveling and Slab Lifting
- Sunken driveways, walks, patios and garage slabs raised back to grade by injecting under them rather than replacing them
- Foundation Drainage and Grading
- Getting roof water, irrigation water, and yard runoff away from the foundation so the soil under it stops changing volume
- Foundation Assessment
- Elevations, crack mapping, and a written opinion on whether the movement is finished or still going
For a price on a specific address in Clifton, call (970) 644-6329 or send the quote form. The visit and the written quote cost nothing.
Background reading
Clifton: common questions
- Do you cover Clifton?
- Clifton is a Census Designated Place of more than 20,000 people immediately east of Grand Junction, about ten minutes down the road, and the largest unincorporated community in the Grand Valley.
- What is the typical Clifton project?
- The flat ground here drains slowly, and a lot of Clifton lots sit near enough to a lateral or a drain that the soil under them is wetter through the season than a nine-inch-a-year climate would suggest.
Get a foundation quote in Clifton
Ring (970) 644-6329, or send the form, and a Grand Valley foundation contractor prices the work at no charge.