Marty Knows
Foundations
Your Local Middle Tennessee Foundation Guy
Crack in the brick? Uneven floors? Water where it shouldn't be? If something around your home doesn't look right, send Marty a picture.
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See something that
doesn't look right?
Send Marty a Picture.
Sometimes you don't know whether what you're seeing is a big deal or nothing to worry about. Take a few pictures, tell Marty what's going on, and start the conversation.
- Cracks
- Crawl Spaces
- Water
- Concrete
- Structural Concerns
Meet Marty
Helping Middle Tennessee homeowners protect what matters most — their homes.
Your local foundation guy.
I'm Martin Miller — everyone calls me Marty. I'm a Project Manager in the Commercial Division at United Structural Systems, and it's my job to crawl underneath houses, beside foundations, and inside crawl spaces all over Robertson, Cheatham and Montgomery counties.
I started this site because most homeowners don't need a sales pitch. They need to know whether the crack they're staring at is something to watch or something to fix. That's a question I answer for free, every day.
Send me a picture. Tell me what you're seeing. If it's nothing, I'll tell you it's nothing — and if it's something, I'll walk you through exactly what's happening and what it takes to make it right.
- Mobile — call or text
- 615-456-3446
- Based in
- Pleasant View, Tennessee
- Work
- Residential | Commercial
“If it's nothing, I'll tell you it's nothing.”
Martin Miller
Project Manager · United Structural Systems
Read Ask MartyStart here
What are you seeing around your home?
Pick the one that sounds closest. Each answer explains what causes it, how serious it usually is, and what Marty would check first.
Not sure what you're looking at? Just send Marty a picture and describe it in your own words.
How Marty can help
From a hairline crack to a full structural repair.
Residential and commercial. Marty works with the crew at United Structural Systems to diagnose the problem first — then fix what actually needs fixing.
Foundation Repair
When the ground moves, the house tells you.
Cracks in brick, cracks in the slab, doors that won't shut — we find out what the foundation is actually doing before anything gets repaired.
Learn more02Structural Repair
Floors, joists, beams and the bones of the house.
Sagging floors, rotted joists, undersized beams and posts — structural repairs that put the load back where it belongs.
Learn more03Crawl Space Solutions
The part of your house nobody wants to look at.
Encapsulation, drainage, insulation and dehumidification — turning a damp crawl space into a dry one that stops damaging the house above it.
Learn more04Waterproofing
Keeping water where it belongs — outside.
Basement and foundation waterproofing, drainage systems and sump pumps that handle Middle Tennessee's wet seasons.
Learn more05Concrete Repair & Leveling
Sinking slabs, lifted back up.
Driveways, sidewalks, patios, garage floors and steps that have settled — lifted and stabilized instead of torn out.
Learn more06Residential Foundations
Your home, your biggest investment.
Foundation, crawl space, waterproofing and concrete work for homeowners across Middle Tennessee.
Learn more07Commercial Foundations
Downtime costs more than the repair.
Foundation, slab and structural work for commercial properties, managed with the schedule and access constraints that come with them.
Learn moreBefore & After
Real Middle Tennessee Projects
What Marty Found.
Actual repairs around Middle Tennessee — what the homeowner noticed, what Marty found underneath, and what it took to fix it.
Foundation RepairBefore / AfterSpringfield, TN
Stair-step brick crack above the garage door
A stair-step crack in the brick veneer traced back to a settled corner footing and a downspout discharging right beside it.
See what Marty found
Crawl SpaceBefore / AfterPleasant View, TN
Crawl space encapsulation on a Pleasant View hillside
Standing water and sagging insulation under a 1990s home — cleaned, drained, sealed and dried out.
See what Marty found
WaterproofingBefore / AfterClarksville, TN
Basement water on a 1970s Clarksville block wall
Water seeping through block walls and the floor joint every spring — solved by managing the water outside first, then draining and sealing inside.
See what Marty foundAsk Marty
Straight answers about what's going on under your house.
Foundations, crawl spaces, water and concrete — in plain English. No jargon, no scare tactics.
Foundation Cracks
Should I Worry About Cracks in My Brick?
Not every brick crack means foundation trouble. Here's how to tell the harmless ones from the ones that need a look — and why the pattern matters more than the size.
Ask Marty
Foundation Cracks
Does Every Foundation Crack Need Repair?
No — and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something. A quick guide to which cracks need monitoring and which need money.
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Structural
Why Are My Floors Uneven?
A floor that dips, slopes or bounces is telling you something. Here are the most common causes in Middle Tennessee homes — and which ones are urgent.
Ask MartyWhere Marty works
Helping homeowners across Middle Tennessee
Soil, drainage and building styles change fast around here. What's normal in Pleasant View isn't what's normal in Clarksville — and knowing the difference is half the job.
Ashland City, TN
Cheatham County
Clarksville, TN
Montgomery County
Coopertown, TN
Robertson County
Pleasant View, TN
Cheatham County
Springfield, TN
Robertson County
Serving Pleasant View and the surrounding counties — Robertson, Cheatham and Montgomery.
In their words
What homeowners around here say.
“I sent Marty three pictures of a crack above my garage on a Sunday night. He called me Tuesday morning and told me it was a downspout issue, not a foundation issue. He could have sold me anything and he didn't.”
“We'd had two other companies out. One wanted to do piers on the whole side of the house. Marty actually got in the crawl space, showed me the rotted joist, and explained why that was the real problem. Different job, much less money, and it fixed the floor.”
“Our basement was damp every spring for eleven years. Marty fixed the grade and the downspouts first, then did the interior drain. Not one drop this year. I wish we'd done it a decade ago.”
- 30+ Years
- Serving Middle Tennessee
- Residential + Commercial
- Every kind of property
- Local
- Based in Pleasant View, TN
Not sure what you're looking at?
Ask Marty.
You don't have to know what's wrong before you reach out. That's the whole point.
