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When to Contact a Foundation Repair Expert

When you’re preparing to facilitate the purchase or sale of a house, you need to know what to look for to make sure the home is structurally sound. You can conduct a quick inspection by taking a walk around the home and look for any of these problem signs.

Remember that if the home has a crawl space, it will need be inspected as well but these are easy problem signs to keep an eye out for.

Foundation Problem Sign Areas

If you find any of these problems then there could be a structural issue. Contact a trusted foundation repair expert for an in-depth inspection of the home’s structure.

Living Areas inside the Home:

Drywall cracks

Cracks in the plaster

Nail pops

Uneven or sagging floors

Sticking windows or doors

Cabinets that swing open

Mold on the baseboards or near vents

Slab floor cracks

Windows that won’t close completely

Gaps between the floor and wall

Basement:

Cracked walls

Floor cracks

Bowed walls

Wet basement walls

Water on the floor or in the cove area

Mold or a musty smell

Acid damage (rust colored stains on the wall)

Efflorescence (white chalky powder)

Wood rot on exposed beams

Rust on metal appliances (water heater)

Concrete spalling (concrete chipping away)

Outside the Home:

Ground settling around the home

Brick cracks

Chimney cracks

Leaning chimney

Cracks in the foundation

Home addition is sinking

Cracked concrete floor in the garage

The porch separating or sinking away from the home

Sink holes

Brick that has be re-pointed

Puddles around the foundation