Common Foundation Problems Seattle WA Which You Have To Avoid

 Common Foundation Problems Seattle WA can end up causing major problems to the rest of your house or commercial building. So, it is very important that you know the signs of a failing foundation to protect your house or commercial building from damage. Here are of the top signs that you need a foundation repair:

 

 

 

 

·         Ceiling Cracks Seattle WA is one sign of a foundation problem. These walls can normally be seen in the ceiling, and they will be curved inward or outward.

A leaning chimney is the common sign of foundation damage. This needs foundation repair, or else it will cause water leaks and/or cracks around the mantel of the chimney.

 

·         The sign of needing foundation repair is Basement Cracks Seattle appearing in the corners of door/window frames. If there is a foundation problem, cracks may start to appear where walls meet walls. These cracks can also be seen on brick fireplace walls.

 

·         Un leveled floors are the sign of a foundation problem. When the floor is un level, there may be an obvious slope, humps, or valleys on the surface of the floor.

·         Another obvious sign of foundation damage is nails popping out for no apparent reason. The nails may come out of corner frames or out of sheet rock or gypsum walls.

  

·         The sign of needing foundation repair is gaps between a patio/stoop. A foundation that needs repaired may start to move and separate from any attachments, such as patios or stoops, it may have.

Beam and post problems::                                                 

Problems associated with WA Beam & Post Problems Seattle WA can be very difficult to pin-point as foundation problems because there are a lot of things happening with pier and beam foundations that would normally not be present in a typical slab on grade foundation, such as the actual sagging of the beams between the piers, or lateral movement of the piers, or uneven loading of the piers (which is a type of foundation failure).

 

Other foundation problems:

 

So not only may a pier and beam foundation be subject the same problems that a regular concrete slab on grade Foundation Cracks Seattle WA might be subject to, but a pier and beam foundation may have additional problems that may have almost nothing to do with the soil supporting the piers. Let's briefly discuss some of these non-soil related problems. If you are facing and want to avoid such issues then call us today.