Do I Need Foundation Repair

Seal-Tite Basement Solutions has been solving foundation settlement problems throughout Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee areas for 40 years. Our structural professionals are available to complete complimentary evaluations and offer guaranteed solutions. Many of our patented foundation repair processes enable us to offer transferable, written warrantees to our customers - along with the ease of mind that accompanies having certainty that the foundation problem is fixed permanently.

Ensure your home foundation repairs are done quickly, professionally, and above all - correctly the first time!

Foundation damage can cause a variety of problems in your home, including structural instability, a wet basement, or mold. Different foundation problems also require different solutions. If your foundation is only suffering minimal seasonal movement, you may be able to do away with minor mendings to your home structure, but if your foundation has suffered from lasting settlement, you may need professional foundation repairs. The exact type of remedy you will need hinges on the type of foundation that you have and the type of soil your home is resting on.

There are a variety of structural problems which we can address, including bowed walls or buckling walls, foundation settlement, foundation cracks, and tipped or leaning walls.

Excessive water in the soil surrounding your home's walls will cause the soil to expand which will put pressure on the walls of your basement and lead to a bowed wall. When a crack appears horizontally along the wall, the problem has begun & the wall is starting to bow. It is best to address and correct the problem immediately. Once a wall has started to move it will continue to travel rapidly. There is no telling when the foundation wall will finally fall in completely.

Minimize the price of basement repairs by handling the failing foundation problem quickly.

To help prevent your foundation from sinking into the ground, do not plant tress within twenty feet of your home. As it grows, the roots of the tree will extend and exhaust all of the moisture in the soil holding your foundation underneath your house. This will eventually lead to a sinking foundation. Keep in mind that additional moisture around your foundation is not good. Gutters and downspouts must be utilized to keep water away from house, but you do not want to disrupt the moisture that is already underneath.

Water is the opposition when it comes to expansive soil situations. There can be too much, causing the soil to swell, or not enough, causing the soil to shrink. If the soil could expand or contract uniformly then it would be unlikely to cause a problem. But when only part of the foundation heaves or settles, differential motion causes cracks and other damage. Most motion is caused by differences in soils moisture. After building, soil beneath part of the foundation becomes wetter or drier than the rest of the soil. The soil can gain moisture several ways, plumbing leaks, subsurface water like rain water or a high water table, or surface water.

Insufficient drainage can be a major contributor to soil moisture gains. Gutters should be employed and downspouts targeted six to eight feet away from the house to prevent pooling or depositing water next to the foundation.

As well, the soil may be at or near its optimum moisture content when the foundation is built, but it may lose enough moisture during a drought to cause the foundation to settle. Settlement is ordinarily greatest near the border of the foundation where the soil dries most quickly.

For more information on our foundation repair systems contact Seal-Tite today. .