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You may be
needing foundation repair if your home
or business is showing the distress signals below.
FOUNDATION REPAIR indicators
Warning Signs of Concrete
Foundation/Slab Failure
Bulging floors, cracked
walls, and doors that won't close are all signs of foundation
distress. Sixty percent of all homes built on expansive soils
suffer from foundation distress. The problem occurs when only
part of the foundation heaves or settles, causing cracks and
other damage.
This differential
movement is largely caused by differences in soil moisture. Loss
or gain of soil moisture can cause serious shrinkage or
swelling.
If the frame of a house
does not begin to distort until after three or more years of
satisfactory performance, it is doubtful that the distortion is
caused by full-depth foundation settlement, which is always
evidenced by matching cracks. Cracks occur at each side of a
portion of the foundation wall that is undergoing downward
movement caused by soil bearing failure.
Settlement cracks are
nearly always vertical, and they should not be confused with
cracks that occur when a wall is subjected to lateral movement
from soil pressure.
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