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Anybody else having foundation issues because if the drought
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:08 pm
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:08 pm
Noticing hairline cracks in the ceiling and two neighbors just had their houses jacked up by foundation guys...
Wondering if rain might make any difference or if I should get somebody to take a look
Wondering if rain might make any difference or if I should get somebody to take a look
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Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:11 pm to Tigahs24Seven
Yes. I can't keep my makeup refreshed for shite.
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:13 pm to Tigahs24Seven
Your location info might help.
If you're in LA, yes, the expansive clay soils contract under drought conditions and can encourage settlement.
Considering the garbage site work developers typically build subdivisions on, this can be particularly problematic.
Irrigate the perimeter of your foundation a lot and see if that helps.
If you're in LA, yes, the expansive clay soils contract under drought conditions and can encourage settlement.
Considering the garbage site work developers typically build subdivisions on, this can be particularly problematic.
Irrigate the perimeter of your foundation a lot and see if that helps.
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:16 pm to AndyCBR
Thanks...
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:16 pm to Tigahs24Seven
If your home was built int he 70's or 80's it should be fine. A lot of the homes built after 2004 are prone to cracking slabs, especially on neighborhoods where they're packed in.
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:16 pm to Tigahs24Seven
Old trees can compound this issue.
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:25 pm to Tigahs24Seven
The tornados tomorrow will help it be easier to repair that foundation fyi. I'd wait.
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:36 pm to BeepNode
quote:Horton =/= DSLD
A lot of the homes built after 2004 are prone to cracking slabs, especially on neighborhoods where they're packed in.
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:42 pm to Tigahs24Seven
Yeah ive noticed with my house on pier and beams
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:43 pm to AndyCBR
quote:
Irrigate the perimeter of your foundation a lot and see if that helps.
What he said. My neighbor has had more issues than me over this and some pretty nice cracks developed around his concrete block porch column bases and the actual tongue and groove porch decking.
Once it rained all those gaps closed up. I would try some irrigation around problem areas first.
Posted on 11/19/23 at 10:54 pm to Tigahs24Seven
Don't do anything unless you have major (noticeable) issues.
Posted on 11/19/23 at 11:06 pm to junkfunky
Not noticing cracks in brick..but definitely 3 new cracks in ceiling in two rooms...would you consider that major?
Posted on 11/19/23 at 11:53 pm to Tigahs24Seven
WCK does great work
Posted on 11/20/23 at 3:27 am to Tigahs24Seven
We had brick columns built on the four corners of our in ground pool. I noticed one corner of the deck concrete has cracked along the seams and the brick column has pushed the entire corner down about an inch. Its gonna be a major problem. I guess a pool guy is going to have to replace the entire corner?
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 3:50 am
Posted on 11/20/23 at 3:31 am to Tigahs24Seven
Man y’all got all them fancy houses! Drought had my yard settling so I told Peggy Sue to go put some air in the tires on one side of the trailer. Gotta her back leveled out!
Posted on 11/20/23 at 3:57 am to Tigahs24Seven
I’ve been watering the ground around the slab and around the driveway - it hasn’t helped much
Posted on 11/20/23 at 4:44 am to Tigahs24Seven
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Noticing hairline cracks in the ceiling and two neighbors just had their houses jacked up by foundation guys...
Sometimes you’ve just got to build it up, buttercup.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:31 am to Tigahs24Seven
We experienced something because of shrinking wood on back porch. The ceiling fan fell out of ceiling. Probably from years of slight movement too.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 7:19 am to Tigahs24Seven
I told my neighbor across the street to water his slab. He didn't and now he has major foundation cracks. He asked me to go look at it on Friday and I told him he needed to call a structural engineer it was that bad. Not hairline but a few had solid 3/8" to 1/2" gaps and in some areas, the cracks weren't just separating but there was a height difference which led to some big gaps showing up in his sheetrock around his windows and on the tray ceiling in the corners. Around the corners of his back door where the worst of the slab cracks were he has about a 3 inch wide gap in the bricks and you can see daylight when the door is closed that you couldn't see before.
I figure he's looking at a solid $30K repair easily and insurance isn't going to cover it but I told him to call his insurance anyway.
I figure he's looking at a solid $30K repair easily and insurance isn't going to cover it but I told him to call his insurance anyway.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 8:18 am to Tigahs24Seven
I have a rafter or ceiling joist that pops in the attic above my bedroom within 20 minutes (give or take) of 1:30 in the morning every night since it has been so dry.
No cracks or other issues though. But the soil on this hill is pretty sandy.
No cracks or other issues though. But the soil on this hill is pretty sandy.
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