The foundation is what keeps your home standing. If you do not have a good foundation or it is damaged, it can lead to major problems for your home. You should always be making sure that your foundation is in good condition, so that you and your family will always be safe inside your home.
Foundation problems happen to every home, most homes need to repair their foundations in order to keep their home in the best condition possible. How do you find out if you have foundation problems? Watch out for these problems with your home:
- Sloping Floors
- Leaning Chimney
- Sinking Foundation
- Cracks in Garage Columns
- Ceiling Cracks
- Damaged Porch or Steps
- Foundation Cracks
- Cracks in Walls
- Sticking Doors or Windows
- Slab or Floor Cracks
If you notice any of these foundation problems you should call Residential ResQ for an inspection immediately. The longer these problems go untreated the worse they will get. Causing you to spend more time and money on repairing it.
What are the causes of these problems? Well there are quite a few things that can cause your home to have foundation issues.
Causes of Foundation Problems: Hot or Dry weather can cause the soil to pull away from your foundation, when this occurs it can cause your foundation to sink or crack.
Transpiration: Tree and large plant roots can suck up most of the moisture from the soil. This can cause the soil to become dry and pull away from your home, which causes settlement and foundation cracks.
Improper Drainage: Not having downspouts, lawn grading, and other improper drainage problems can lead to an excess buildup of moisture, which can cause erosion or settlement problems for your foundation.
Poor Building Site Preparation: Builders have to go through certain steps to ensure proper building of your home and foundation. Improper situations can lead to poor drainage, erosion, and foundation issues.
Residential ResQ wants to ensure that you and your family are safe inside of your own home. The first step to being safe is checking around your home for these signs of foundation problems. The only way to know is to check. If you happen to look around your home for these issues make sure to call us for a proper inspection, so we can make sure that you are correct.
Here at Residential ResQ it is our goal to make sure that all foundations are in great condition. If you are concerned give us a call at (844) 201-4166 or visit our website here. So that we can send out a team of experts to inspect and repair your foundation. There is no one better then Residential ResQ!
