Case Studies

Challenge This home in Port Orchard, WA had 4” of settlement due to soil erosion from the roof water system. The home was constructed of ¾” ship lap and faced... Read More

Challenge The new owner of this Edmonds home and an engineer discussed settlement and potential drainage issues that contributed to the settlement issues. Water appeared to be coming into the... Read More

Challenge This home in Lynwood, WA had several foundation cracks and the foundation had shifted due to soil erosion from poor drainage. The client met with an engineer to discuss... Read More

Challenge This client in Seattle met with an engineer to discuss stem wall cracks and settlement to their home. After further investigation, it was determined that shifting of the foundation... Read More

Challenge Upon arriving on site the Matvey Construction crew found several foundation issues due to lack of drainage and signs of foundation settlement. After completing a re-bar scan and soil... Read More

Challenge Matvey Construction was called out to this Sammamish home due to settlement problems taking place in the garage area as well as the rear of the structure. Upon further... Read More

Challenge The corner of this home in Seattle had settled 3.5” due to poor soil conditions. The client called us to lift and stabilize the corner of the home. Our... Read More

Challenge This project took place on a front porch block slab of an Issaquah home. The slab was approximately 20' long and 6' wide. The outer edge was dropping due... Read More

Challenge A remodeled 1951 home located in Tacoma, WA was inspected by Matvey construction due to supports being cut away and sagging floors during the remodel. Matvey construction's design technician... Read More

Challenge A new home buyer called Matvey Construction to get an estimate on foundation repairs needed for the inspection report given prior to purchase. The inspection report stated the floors... Read More

Challenge The owner of this commercial building located in Bothell, WA requested an engineer to inspect and prepare an estimate for foundation repairs due to cracking and settlement of the... Read More

Challenge This home in Mercer Island's living room was 1 1/2” out of level and sloping due to a combination of rotted wood and settling post footings. The 8” x... Read More