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Spray foam and concrete lifting, explained

The things we explain on every job, written down: how the work actually happens, what it fixes, what it does not, and what to check before you call anyone.

Home insulation guide

Insulating a garage or shop in New Mexico

A garage is a cold box bolted to the warmest room in the house, and a shop is a cold box you spend Saturdays in. Here is what changes when you insulate each one, and where the effort pays off first.

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Concrete lifting guide

Sidewalk trip hazards: lift, grind or replace

An offset between two sidewalk panels is a small thing until someone catches a toe on it. Here is how those lips form, why they matter more on a commercial property, and how to choose between lifting, grinding and replacing.

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Concrete lifting guide

How polyurethane concrete lifting works, from drill to patch

A sunken driveway panel or a patio tipping toward the house can often be raised with foam. Here is how the job goes, how the rise is controlled, and where lifting stops being the answer.

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Slab support guide

Voids under concrete: signs, causes and fixes

A slab can ride over empty ground for years before it cracks. Here is how to spot a hollow from above, what opens one up in New Mexico soil, and which fix it needs.

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Spray foam insulation guide

Open-cell or closed-cell spray foam for your house?

Both foams seal air and insulate, but they are different materials with different jobs. Here is what each one is, where it belongs in a New Mexico house, and how the choice gets made.

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Metal building guide

Why metal buildings sweat, and what foam does about it

Water dripping from a metal roof on a cold morning usually is not a leak. It is cold steel meeting damp indoor air. Here is why it happens, and what changes when foam goes on the panels.

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Spray foam roofing guide

Is your roof a candidate for spray foam?

A foam roof can go over many flat and low-slope roofs, as long as what’s under it is dry, sound and draining. Here’s how to tell whether yours is a candidate and how to look after it.

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Home insulation guide

Getting a New Mexico attic ready for winter

Cold nights come fast at this altitude, and most of the heat a house loses in winter goes out through the attic. Here is what to look at up there before the first freeze, and what it means.

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Concrete lifting guide

Why driveways sink at the garage, and how a lift fixes it

The panel in front of the garage drops more often than any other concrete around a house. Here is what is going on under it, what the lip at the door is telling you, and how a lift brings it back.

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Spray foam roofing guide

Flat roof leaks in New Mexico: where they start

A flat roof rarely leaks where the stain shows up on the ceiling. Here is where water usually gets in on a New Mexico roof, what the sun and the monsoon do to it, and what to check before you call.

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Crawl space guide

Crawl space vapor barriers, and when they are enough

A crawl space is the part of the house nobody looks at until the floors get cold or the hallway smells like a cellar. Here is what is happening under there, what a vapor barrier changes, and when it needs foam too.

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Foundation repair guide

Foundation cracks in New Mexico: which ones matter

Most concrete cracks, and most of those cracks mean nothing. A few mean the ground under the house is moving. Here is how to tell them apart on a New Mexico house, and what to do about each kind.

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Rebates and tax credits

Insulation rebates and tax credits in New Mexico

New Mexico’s utilities run home efficiency programs, and the federal homeowner credit has ended for new work. Here is who runs what, what the PNM, New Mexico Gas Company and IRS pages said when we checked, and how to keep a rebate from slipping away.

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