The Issue Axiom Structures was called out to investigate a single-family residence for possible water damage to structural members of the roof. The client recently had their roof replaced. At the same time, a window contractor replaced a large window along the...
What factors can cause damage to concrete? The primary causes of damage to concrete, at least in South Florida, are changes in temperature and moisture (excluding some other issue like settlement). Concrete is porous, meaning it is not waterproof, and has many tiny...
Weddings over Skype, facetiming into a meeting, wearing a mask to walk to your mailbox... If you are lucky, these are the most notable ways that COVID-19 has changed your life. Around the world, however, more than just lives are changing. Society is adapting the ways...
During visual inspections of structural elements in a building, the wood framing is usually investigated to check for splitting, splintering, and other indications that wood structural repairs are needed. Our office also utilizes a metal sounding bar to determine if...
This morning, after reviewing the damage we witnessed yesterday, we set out in the cold crisp air to provide more hurricane damage assessments, but this time we’d be right in the Big Apple. We started in Rockaway Park, NY, where the house we inspected again appeared...
I think there comes a time in every person’s life where they realize it’s time to go hard or go home. To take the bull by the horns or stay on the sidelines. To offer help when things heat up or to get out of the kitchen. You get the idea. If you’ve been through one...
When I first got word that I will be deployed to New Jersey to perform Hurricane Sandy initial damage assessment inspections to assist home owners with their Sandy insurance claims, I could not wait to get on that plane. I would be the second team to head up...
