ROOT BARRIERS
Sometimes trees seek out the water under your home. Ace can install a three foot deep rubber barrier positioned underground between a tree and your house to keep the roots from damaging your foundation or plumbing lines.
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MUDJACKING
What is mudjacking?
Mudjacking is an additional repair technique used to fix sinking and shifts in flat concrete areas. The process uses pressurized mud rather than piers. The mud is typically comprised of sandy loam soil, water and some cement for stiffness. The mixture is pumped under the foundation through a hose until the void is filled and creates lift of the desired areas.

Ace Foundation recommends mudjacking only for flat concrete surfaces such as garage floors, driveways, pool and patio decks.

We do not recommend mudjacking for the lifting of structural load bearing foundations/surfaces because:

• The performance depends on the soil beneath.
• The lifting process may break sewer pipes and quickly fill them with the
  mud, requiring expensive plumbing repairs.
• A uniform lift is very difficult due to the different weight and thickness of the slab.

VOIDFILLING
What is voidfilling?

If the lift of a foundation creates a void under the slab’s interior then we use a technique called voidfilling. Voidfilling is basically the same procedure as mudjacking but with some key differences.

• We do not mix cement in our mud for voidfilling.
• We only use light pressure to pump the mud into the void.
• The foundation load is carried by our piers and not by the mud.
• Mudjacking carries no warranty, but our steel piers do.