Water can enter your home as water saturates the ground around your foundation, it applies pressure (called hydrostatic pressure) to create cracks in the concrete. The water can come in through the floor cove joint, floor cracks, or wall cracks.
Your floor begins to slope, or sag, when the wooden flooring structure is compromised or damaged. The most likely cause is moisture in your crawl space.
If your foundation is settling, it could make your doors or windows stick. All foundations settle, but sometimes portions of the foundation sink at different rates. When this happens, entryways become hard to open, or won’t stay closed. These are tell-tale signs your foundation is settling unevenly.
A chimney begins to lean when its foundation is settling at a different rate than the house’s foundation.
If your foundation is settling, it can create cracks in the drywall. All foundations settle, but sometimes portions of the foundation sink at different rates. When this happens, cracks develop- especially around doors and windows. These are tell-tale signs your foundation is settling unevenly.
When water saturates the ground around your foundation, it applies pressure (called hydrostatic pressure) that creates cracks in your concrete. These cracks often start off very thin, as hairline cracks. These cracks may include water intrusion, but not always. But once a crack forms, it creates a weak spot that widens each time the hydrostatic pressure pushes on it. If cracks are left untreated, they expand or multiply.
Humidity in the soil and air releases destructive water vapor, debris, contaminates, and pollen. This damp air carries mold spores and musty odors, providing the perfect environment for insects and other pests, as well as wood rot. These issues affect your home’s structure and the quality of air in your living spaces.
Humidity in the soil and air releases destructive water vapor, debris, contaminates, and pollen. This damp air carries mold spores and musty odors, providing the perfect environment for insects and other pests, as well as wood rot. These issues affect your home’s structure and the quality of air in your living spaces.
Humidity in the soil and air releases destructive water vapor, debris, contaminates, and pollen. This damp air carries mold spores and musty odors, providing the perfect environment for insects and other pests, as well as wood rot. These issues affect your home’s structure and the quality of air in your living spaces.
When water saturates the ground around your foundation, it applies pressure (called hydrostatic pressure) that creates cracks in your concrete. These cracks often start off very thin, as hairline cracks. These cracks may include water intrusion, but not always. But once a crack forms, it creates a weak spot that widens each time the hydrostatic pressure pushes on it. If cracks are left untreated, they expand or multiply.
Uneven or cracked concrete around the home usually means that the soil beneath it has shifted and that it can no longer support the weight above it. This is commonly caused by changes in the soil composition due to excess moisture.
Egress Window Wells give you an easy way out of your home and emergency personnel an entry to rescue you and your loved ones. Building codes require that finished basement living areas have an emergency egress large enough for a safe exit out of the space in case of an emergency.
