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Signs of foundation
Problems can appear anywhere ... Anytime ...
Don't wait for
seasonal or climatic changes to further damage your home.
Signs on the inside of the house that indicate
foundation problems include:
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 Misaligned doors and windows
- Cracks in the chimney
- Doors and windows that stick
- Cracks in the floor or tile
- Basement walls leaning in or out
- Water intrusion in basement
- Unlevel Floors
- Large cracks in the concrete slab
- Gaps above kitchen cabinets
- Cabinet doors that will not stay shut
- Diagonal cracks in the wall at corners of doors and
windows
- Curling and tearing of existing sheetrock repairs
- Leaks and cracks in and around the fireplace
Signs on the outside of the house that indicate
foundations problems include:
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 Gaps around the doors and windows
- Cracks in the foundation
- Doors that will not open or close properly
- Gaps at the corner of fascia trim
- Diagonal cracks in the wall at corners of doors and
windows
- Gaps between the garage door and the pavement at
either side of the garage door
- Windows that are hard to open and close
- Cracks in the exposed grade beam of the house
- Cracks in bricks and mortar
Signs in the garage that indicate foundation
problems include:
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 Separation from door
- Wall rotating out
- Cracked brick
Exterior or interior indications of foundation problems
could be caused by either settlement or upheaval.
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Settlement means a portion of the house
foundation has dropped below the original foundation
elevation. This occurs due to a loss of soil bearing
capacity caused by compaction of fill, loss of moisture
in the supporting soil, or due to the erosion of the
supporting soil. In many cases, settlement originates
and is more pronounced at the perimeter of the slab
since the slab perimeter is the most susceptible to loss
of moisture and differential moisture conditions.
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Upheaval means the slab has risen above the
original foundation elevation. This happens most often
due to the introduction of moisture under the
foundation. The most frequent cause of this moisture is
a plumbing leak under the slab. The most common leak is
on the drain side of the plumbing system.
Note that some damage is strictly
"cosmetic" damage that does not interfere with the
foundations load bearing capacity. These "cosmetic" items
could be cracks in floor tiles, cracks in sheetrock, etc.
Moran Construction can help you determine if the problems
you are faced with are cosmetic or will require foundation
repair
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Signs of
Foundation Failure
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