by Phillipa Earls | Feb 6, 2025 | Joists, Sills
In working on older Historical buildings such as those in the Garden District or in the French Quarter many of the architectural components and details of that time period are no longer made. When parts or sections of the building are rotten or have termite damage or...
by Phillipa Earls | Nov 2, 2024 | Footings, Foundations, Joists, Piers, Sills
While any homeowner is accustomed to looking for visible problems in and out of the house—broken siding, damaged flooring, a leaky ceiling—problems with a home’s foundation may not be as obvious. It’s crucial to be able to recognize when your foundation is failing, so...
by Phillipa Earls | Oct 10, 2024 | Footings, Foundations, Joists, Piers, Sills
The foundation of a home is just what it sounds like—the base that keeps the home standing. Here in New Orleans, a common type of house has a pier construction, where the home itself sits a few feet off the ground. In this type of home, the foundation consists of...
