Its Spring, are you seeing cracks?
As the snow and ice melt away its time to think about getting your house and property ready for spring. As you are walking around your house deciding where this years flowers are going to be planted, do you also look at any new wear and tear on your houses foundation?
Check the exterior of your home for any new visible cracks in your brick or slab. Do you notice doors having a problem opening or closing? How about window frames that are "sticky"? All of these "new" problems could be caused by damage to your foundation due to poor drainage conditions.
So, you've noticed a crack in your basement floor or garage, no big deal right? Wrong, with a foundation crack your houses structure could be compromised, and that could be serious business. Its time you called in a foundation specialist just to see how serious it is and get the problems tackled now before they become even bigger problems.
Poor Soil Conditions?
Poor soil conditions can lead to settling issues and can cause further damage if you aren't on top of the drainage systems around your house. If you notice water flowing down into the window wells when you water your lawn, you may have drainage issues.
That water can affect the way that window opens and closes, it could start to deteriorate a wooden frame, rust a metal one causing more problems than you would like. Calling in a foundation specialist now could cause a lot less headache than later.
How have your gutters fared over the winter? You don't want to overlook where the water is going, you want to ensure proper drainage away from your homes foundation.
Low areas, bulging walk or driveway?
Do you notice low areas in your yard next to your foundation? Make sure that soils around your foundation is compacted and slopes away from your home 6" for every 6'. Rainy season can cause yard flooding which can lead to foundation damage.
So, as drought conditions can leave the soils around your home so dry the foundation can actually shift causing damage. So can a non-drought season creating too much water that can cause foundation damage as well.
So as you start on your spring and summer gardening, take care of the issues that can be causing damage to your foundation as well.
If you would like a foundation specialist to come and look at any problem areas you may be having, please give us a call at Colorado Grouting and we will come out and take a look!
Happy Gardening!
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Our Phone: (719) 543-7670
Our Fax: (719)546-0963
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