Matvey Foundation Repair Inc.

Challenge This 2 story condominium structure, built in 1996, had evidence of settlement in the west elevation. The structure is composed of a wood trussed roof and two levels of floor joist framing over a concrete stem wall foundation. The walls are of conventional 2 x 4 wood frame construction w

Challenge This home in Olympia had 4" of settlement due to soil erosion from the roof water system. The home was constructed of 3/4" shiplap and faced with full brick on top of a thickened concrete stem wall. The client would like to stabilize and if possible, with out damaging the bric

Challenge A client called office to schedule an appointment to inspect poor soil settlement of an interior structural slab. The building is a brewery located in Ballard, WA. Upon arriving on site, an engineer found 2300 Sq Ft of slab settlement ranging from 2" to 3.5". The Majority of s

Challenge Matvey Construction was on site to investigate a sinking sidewalk slab. Over time soil settles under slabs due to flowing water that passes through cracks and joints in the concrete. Water then washes the soil out as it passes through. Solution Matvey Construction’s approac

Challenge The damage to the concrete on this property was due to poor drainage and water flowing underneath the concrete patio slab. Our crew injected the slab with a PolyLevel product that resists water to keep the slab from settling in the future. Solution PolyLevel was injected in two se

Challenge The issue that Matvey Construction was to solve was a 10 year old retaining was that was over 6 inches out of level. Thi was a very large project as the wall was 8 feet tall and over 250 ft long. One thing that we immediately noticed was that there was no drainage system in place, no fo