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Is Your Foundation Failing?
Foundation movement may result from a wide range of factors including soil swelling, frost heave and hydrostatic pressure. Settlement can be tolerated in most homes provided it is within specified limits, to find out if your home is within these limits hiring a foundation engineer is usually the best answer.
Foundation Wall Crack Repair – Vertical Cracks
While vertical cracks in a basement foundation wall are less dangerous to live with than horizontal cracks, they still make the basement vulnerable to flooding. Basement wall cracks will only get more serious as they continue to swell and shrink with temperature and moisture as well, so they cannot be ignored indefinitely. This article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of home solutions as well as exterior waterproofing and offers a solution to basement wall crack repair.
Foundation Cracks: Inspection and DIY Diagnoses
Foundation cracking and their causes are sometimes difficult to understand. Are they a concern or not?
Concrete Foundation Crack Repair: Epoxy Injection
Cracks in basement and foundation walls can let in water and have a structural defect. Epoxies can be easily injected from the interior of a basement to make a repair to stop water and reinforce the concrete.
Structural Foundation Cracks
Cracks in your foundation pose serious risks to the structural integrity of your home as well as creating the potential for water damage. Fix foundation cracks before it’s too late!
Mortgage Loans: Slower Financial Closings?
Mortgage rates are at an average of 5.5 percent and the federal government continues dangling a free $8,000 in front of first-time buyers — two huge incentives to get people to commit to real estate.
But those seeking a mortgage won’t find rose petals lining the path to their new front door.
Building Collapse: Code Violations Lead to Structural Failure?
The fallen building had several active violations, including one issued May 1 after complaints from tenants of shaking and vibrations, and another for working without a proper permit. An inspector noted at the time vertical cracks running from the ground floor to the roof level. The inspection also found cracks in the interior on the third and fourth floors, according to Buildings Department records.
Buying Distressed Properties: Structural Inspections Mandatory
If you’re in the market for buying a house, buying a distressed property might be an avenue to look into.
But when buying a distressed home, make sure you know what’s involved, how the process works and the challenges you may face. Otherwise, you might become more distressed than the actual house.
TRCC-Dead on Arrival?
By Jennifer Hiller – Express-News The often-criticized agency that oversees home building in Texas will be dismantled. As the legislative session wound down this week, lawmakers did not act to save the beleaguered Texas Residential Construction Commission from the state’s […]
Texas Residential Construction Commission-Fading Into The Sunset?
s the legislative session wound down this week, lawmakers did not act to save the beleaguered Texas Residential Construction Commission from the state’s Sunset process.