Slip, Sliding Away . . . Almost!

A property management team contacted Helfrich Associates about a commercial building complex with tenants complaining about shifts in their floors and shattered windows.  As licensed professional structural engineers with decades of…

Is This Building Slip Sliding Away?

[caption id="attachment_1066" align="alignleft" width="300"] Tilted reinforced concrete foundation next to slope below building[/caption] In 2015,…

Block Wall Alert—TILT!

[caption id="attachment_1049" align="alignleft" width="290"] Tilted retaining wall[/caption] When purchasing a home, especially a resale home,…

Too Close for Comfort

[caption id="attachment_1032" align="alignleft" width="225"] Existing Narrow Driveway and Wall[/caption] What do you do when the…