Foundation Repair Problem Signs

A floor that bounces when you walk across it, feels spongy or soft in specific areas, or vibrates noticeably when someon...

A bowing basement wall has visibly deflected inward from the outside soil pressure pressing against it. In Middle Tennes...

Ceramic, porcelain, and stone floor tiles crack for many reasons — poor installation, inadequate subfloor preparation, a...

Diagonal cracks — running at roughly 45 degrees from the corners of door and window openings, or diagonally across a con...

Nail pops — small circular bumps or round cracks in drywall where a fastener has pushed through the surface — are one of...

Middle Tennessee has seen significant flood events along the Cumberland, Stone's, and Harpeth Rivers and their tributari...

Foundation upheaval is the opposite of settlement: instead of the foundation sinking into the ground, it is being pushed...

Improper drainage doesn't damage foundations directly — it does so by controlling the moisture content of the clay soil ...

A foundation crack becomes a structural concern when it is wide enough to indicate significant displacement, oriented in...

Wood structural members in crawl spaces — sill plates, floor joists, beams, and posts — deteriorate when they are chroni...

A sinking foundation is one that has lost adequate bearing support from the soil beneath it and has settled downward — e...

Interior doors that drag across the floor, exterior doors that won't latch, or windows that have suddenly become hard to...

Floors that slope noticeably toward one side of a room, feel like walking uphill inside the house, or show a visible dip...