Two Brothers Were Terrific

Two Brothers Were Terrific

Walking into my daughter s bedroom felt like entering a funhouse at an amusement park. That s how slanted it was. Windows and the door didn t close. Until Two Brothers set me straight, I lived in a crooked little house. One could see it leaning from the street. Even bricks were popping out. And a brick wall actually moved when pushed! Now everything closes smoothly and the floor is level again. Two Brothers did a fabulous thorough job at a very reasonable cost.

My foundation shifted due to the drought of 2011. In 2013 Olshan was working next door. I invited their guy over and he said, without even measuring, that raising my foundation would cost around $25,000! See the direction that crack runs? That means you have serious problems. Gulp! My serious problems remained static until Harvey came along. We flooded and couldn t fix our floors and walls until we repaired our foundation. Expecting the worst, I commissioned five bids from highly rated companies on Angie s list. Bids ranged from $3660 to $14,400.
Aaron Lipman, one of the two brothers, presented the most compelling, professional, and understandable solution. He s a class act. Aaron said only the left corner of my house was crooked. The rest was OK. Another contractor tried convincing me the entire house needed to be jacked up. Another wanted to install piers under my living room. Aaron said that was unnecessary since the problem was on the side of our home, not in the middle. He clearly explained why putting in those extra piers could cause new problems.
Our slanted bedroom was off center by five inches. Aaron sketched where the piers would go. He d begin at the front door and then head east, turn the corner, and then jack up the entire east side. The work was fascinating and proceeded surprisingly quickly and professionally. When they hit a snag with my pool equipment, they just tunneled beneath it. What was initially mysterious and bewildering became understandable as I watched the piers disappear into the mucky clay soil. They applied up to 8,000 pounds of force per square inch ensuring the piers were tight. Then they placed hydraulic jacks on top of a flat cement cap placed on the last pier. Piers are made from cement, cylindrical, and close to a foot long. They are stacked until the column of piers reaches the surface and will no longer move downwards. Installing 14-16 cylindrical piers is common. Since the piers had nowhere to go, the house inched upwards. Inside it felt like quick earthquake tremors.
Aaron s team was very professional, efficient, and neat. Guillermo, the supervisor, was knowledgeable and answered all my questions. Aaron stopped by daily. He has an eclectic background. His parents are classical musicians who also own Eagle Foundation Repair in Corpus Christi, TX. That s where Aaron learned the business. He also worked for a talent agency in Hollywood and on Wall Street. When he tired of the corporate world, he leveraged what he learned from his parents foundation business and set up shop in Houston.
I enthusiastically recommend Two Brothers. They are a small but highly experienced family run business. Hence customers receive personalized service from the owners. Repairing your foundation is a big investment. By putting your repairs in the capable hands of Two Brothers, things will definitely straighten out.