Underpinning Services in El Cerrito, CA

The mixture of hillside neighborhoods, older residential pockets and areas which are affected by seismic movement in El Cerrito forms a foundation environment which is dramatically different at the property to property. Houses located on the Arlington Boulevard, elevated streets above Moeser Lane, and the picturesque ridges surrounding the Motorcycle Hill have shifting seasonal soils that yield very well to rain, drought and gravity. In the meantime, El Cerrito Plaza, Richmond Street and neighborhoods adjacent to Albany Hill have properties on a flatter land but they can experience settlement due to the age-related compaction of the soil and the alteration of groundwater. 

Initial indications of settlement tend to start inconspicuously, as small cracks above doorways, which at first form over them, or cracks in the floor, which initially make the floor dip, or windows, which at first open freely. The buildings are more likely to display these features in older homes in Stockton Avenue or houses constructed along the hillsides on Canyon Trail Park because of the geological activity in the area. We assist El Cerrito homeowners to regain stability and save their homes against continuous soil movement with careful assessments and specific reinforcements.