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Cracked sheet rock and sticking doors
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 11/29/23 at 8:57 pm
Older, well built home with no history or evidence of structural or foundation issues. Noticing new cracks in drywall and several doors sticking on one end of the house.
Googling points toward possible foundation issues, and I’m sure a foundation company would love to quote me an expensive repair, but I’ve also read that drought could be another cause. I guess either way I may need to contact someone, but I don’t want to get ripped off and sold some BS. Anybody have experience with this?
Googling points toward possible foundation issues, and I’m sure a foundation company would love to quote me an expensive repair, but I’ve also read that drought could be another cause. I guess either way I may need to contact someone, but I don’t want to get ripped off and sold some BS. Anybody have experience with this?
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Posted on 11/29/23 at 9:52 pm to Nature Boy
Where are you located?
Can you post pictures of sheetrock cracks?
That drought has been brutal.
Can you post pictures of sheetrock cracks?
That drought has been brutal.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 9:54 pm to Nature Boy
Happening all over S. La. The drought has caused foundations to settle. It’s so severe in some places that interior doors aren’t even closing properly.
Posted on 11/29/23 at 10:03 pm to Nature Boy
How’s the drainage around the home? Gutters? Grade sloped away from home? Concrete slab?
Posted on 11/29/23 at 10:14 pm to Nature Boy
Slab or pier and beam foundation?
Posted on 11/29/23 at 10:46 pm to Nature Boy
Water your foundation...no seriously
Posted on 11/30/23 at 5:28 am to Nature Boy
Is it minimum where you can take a grinder and a flap disk to the top of the door where it sticks?
Posted on 11/30/23 at 6:53 am to sledgehammer
It’s on a slab. South LA. One sheetrock crack is on the ceiling between two closets at corners, like a short hallway (I also think it’s a joint between two sheets of drywall). One new crack I just noticed is running about 45 degrees and down from bottom of a window sill. I’ve already ‘repaired’ one interior closet door by sanding the top where it was sticking. The others are exterior doors that I have a hard time opening and closing. One is so far off I can’t lock the deadbolt. All developed over the last year.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 7:12 am to Nature Boy
quote:these are the same thing.
Googling points toward possible foundation issues, and I’m sure a foundation company would love to quote me an expensive repair, but I’ve also read that drought could be another cause.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 8:13 am to Nature Boy
Not in Louisiana but our previous ~30 yr old home in Colorado started developing same issues. After consulting 3 different foundation experts the consistent answer we got was "normal settling, but keep an eye on it". They all said minor cracks in sheetrock happen with settling at our homes age, particularly along seams, but the tell-tale for foundation issues is cracks that radiate at a 45 degree angle from the corners of doors and windows.
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 8:49 am
Posted on 11/30/23 at 10:43 am to Nature Boy
Caused by the drought probably
Posted on 11/30/23 at 11:44 am to Nature Boy
quote:
I’m sure a foundation company would love to quote me an expensive repair
Quotes are free. It's better to know what a repair might cost.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 1:08 pm to Nature Boy
99% chance it is drought related. Unless the cracks are wide or doors can't be opened or closed easily you shouldn't do anything. You can keep an eye on it to see if it gets worse but I would wait until the spring when our rainy season is over.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 2:00 pm to ksdolfan
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Happening all over S. La. The drought has caused foundations to settle. It’s so severe in some places that interior doors aren’t even closing properly.
Yep! Every door in the back part of my home stopped closing properly about two months ago, all at the same exact time. I was able to fix all but one - my bedroom door. That thing will never close again. Gonna have to get a handyman to come fix it I guess because it’s all jacked up.
Posted on 11/30/23 at 6:12 pm to Nature Boy
Have the exact same issue at my house. All the cracks are at seams in the sheet rock. Slowly but surely I’ve been patching
Posted on 11/30/23 at 10:01 pm to TDsngumbo
Thats is the wrong thing to do. Once we get some rain and your house floats back up to where it was, the adjustments you made will make them stick
Posted on 12/1/23 at 5:52 pm to RefineryRich
Same thing at my house 6 yrs ago. Cracks in the brick, doors wouldn't close. Called WCK in Denham Springs and they came out and measured everything and used levels. Came back with heavy equipment and dug holes around the foundation, added concrete and rebar up to about 8" below foundation, Came back after concrete set, jacked up the foundation using several holes at a time, crammed in steel spacers, removed jack, and back filled what was left of the holes with concrete or dirt as needed.
Was about 11 holes (8' deep, 3' wide at the top), cost $11,000.
Doors worked and cracks closed up.
Was about 11 holes (8' deep, 3' wide at the top), cost $11,000.
Doors worked and cracks closed up.
This post was edited on 12/1/23 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 12/3/23 at 10:18 pm to Nature Boy
As a previous poster said, "water your foundation".
When the drought breaks and soil moisture returns to normal, the problems should resolve on their own.
In the meantime, give the soil around your house some moisture.
When the drought breaks and soil moisture returns to normal, the problems should resolve on their own.
In the meantime, give the soil around your house some moisture.
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