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Signs & Symptoms

Recognizing Foundation Problems

Don’t wait for seasonal or climatic changes to further damage your home. Call or contact Foundation Solutions and let us evaluate your home. Foundation Solutions is a full service foundation repair company that utilizes the revolutionary Ram Jack Foundation Repair System. We have pioneered the stabilization industry with our professional evaluation study methods.

While we are at your home determining the best solution for your foundation needs, be sure to ask our experts for watering advice and a drainage evaluation to help protect your home.

Signs of Foundation Failure

Inside

Signs on the inside of the house that indicate foundation problems may include:
  • Doors and windows that are misaligned or sticking
  • Cracks in the sheetrock
  • Sloping of the floor
  • Cracks in the floor or tile

Garage

Signs in the garage that indicate foundation problems may include:
  • Separation from door
  • Wall rotating out
  • Cracked brick

Basement

Signs in the basement that indicate foundation problems may include:
  • Walls leaning in or out
  • Cracks in the wall
  • Water intrusion

Outside

Signs on the outside of the house that indicate foundation problems may include:
  • Gaps around the doors and windows
  • Cracks in the foundation
  • Fascia board pulling away

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Causes of Foundation Failure

1. EVAPORATION

Hot dry wind and intense heat will often cause the soil to shrink beneath the foundation. This settlement may cause cracks to appear throughout the structure.

2. TRANSPIRATION

Tree roots may desiccate the soil beneath a home causing the soil to shrink and the home to settle.

3. PLUMBING LEAKS

Water from plumbing leaks is often a cause of foundation problems

4. DRAINAGE

Improper drainage is one of the leading causes of foundation failure. Excess moisture will erode or consolidate soils and cause settlement

5. INFERIOR FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION

Insufficient steel and inferior concrete will contribute to movement in the slab.

6. INFERIOR GROUND PREPARATION

Soft, low density soils and/or improperly compacted soil beneath a home is the leading cause of foundation failure. Cut and fill situations should be properly prepared before the soil is ready to support a structure.

7. POOR SOIL CONDITIONS

Poor soil and its expansion and/or contraction contribute to foundation failure.