Disclaimer

1. General information

The information provided by Tension One LLC ("we", "us" or "our") on tension1.com (the "Site") is for general informational and educational purposes only. All information on the Site, including blog posts, articles and shared resources, is provided in good faith. We make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness of any information on the Site.

Under no circumstance shall we have any liability to you for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the Site or reliance on any information provided on it. Your use of the Site and your reliance on any information on it is solely at your own risk.

2. Professional engineering disclaimer

The Site cannot and does not contain formal professional engineering advice. The structural engineering information, calculation sheets, spreadsheets and design guides provided are for educational and preliminary planning purposes only. They are not a substitute for the services of a licensed Professional Engineer.

Structural calculations, tendon layouts and post-tension slab designs vary significantly with local soil conditions, building codes and project requirements. Before taking any action based on such information, including but not limited to pouring concrete, tensioning tendons or finalizing structural plans, you must consult a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Texas or in your own jurisdiction to review, approve and seal the final plans.

Nothing published on the Site is a design opinion on a specific project, and reading it does not make any design, detail or structure code compliant. The governing code edition, the project specification and the contract documents take precedence over anything written here. Verification, approval and sealing belong to the engineer of record and to the authority having jurisdiction.

The paid services offered by Tension One LLC are described in the terms of service. They are delivered as independent technical support: calculations, layouts, drawings and documentation, issued without a professional seal.

3. Notice for homeowners and property owners

Part of this Site is written for people who own or occupy a building with a post-tensioned slab and who are dealing with a crack, a leak, corrosion staining, a damaged tendon or an inspection report. That content explains how these conditions work and how they are normally diagnosed. It does not diagnose your property.

We do not and cannot assess the condition of a specific slab, crack or foundation from a description, a photograph, an email, a comment or a message sent through the Site. Only an on-site inspection by a qualified professional can do that. If you are worried about your slab, engage a licensed Professional Engineer or a qualified post-tension repair specialist to inspect it in person.

Never cut, core, drill, trench or saw a post-tensioned slab before the tendons have been located by a qualified professional using appropriate scanning equipment. A tendon in a post-tensioned slab is under high force. Cutting or nicking one can release that force suddenly and cause serious injury, structural damage or both. Nothing on this Site should be read as instructions for performing that work yourself.

We also take no position on whether any condition, repair or defect is covered by a warranty, a builder obligation, a home warranty plan or an insurance policy. Those are contractual and legal questions, not engineering ones. Ask your insurer, your warranty administrator or an attorney.

4. Cost figures and estimates

Where the Site discusses repair costs, unit rates or cost per square foot, the figure is a published or cited reference point with its source and year stated, or an explanation of the drivers behind the cost. No figure on this Site is a quotation, a bid or an offer, and none of them reflects the conditions of your project or property. Actual pricing depends on scope, access, location, market conditions and the extent of damage found on site. Obtain written quotes from qualified contractors.

5. External links disclaimer

The Site may contain, or you may be sent through the Site to, links to other websites or content belonging to or originating from third parties. Such external links are not investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability or completeness by us. We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee or assume responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any information offered by third-party websites linked through the Site.

6. Affiliate disclaimer

The Site contains affiliate links, and we may earn a commission on purchases made through them, for instance engineering books, software tools or construction equipment. This comes at no additional cost to you and helps support the free resources we publish. Affiliate relationships do not influence what we recommend. The full policy is set out in our affiliate disclosure.

7. How our content is produced

Articles and guides on the Site are drafted with the assistance of AI writing tools, then reviewed, corrected and technically validated by Joseph Touriri, civil engineer and founder of Tension One LLC, who is responsible for the published content. The full process, including how sources are checked and how corrections are handled, is described in our editorial policy.

8. Changes and amendments

We reserve the right to add to, remove from or modify the contents of the Site at any time without prior notice. We encourage you to review this disclaimer periodically.

9. Contact

Any question about this disclaimer can be sent through our contact page.