Foundation Repair
Foundation failure is one of the most serious threats to a home and one of the most dismaying situations you as a homeowner can face. Annoyances such as sticking doors and windows or unsightly cracks in the walls and masonry are signs of structural failure that, unless corrected, produce more serious structural damage, creating unsafe conditions and drastically reducing a home's value.
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It's easy to tell if your house has settled, which is caused by dropped footings. Some common symptoms include:
- Stair step cracks in bricks, blocks, and basement
- Vertical Crack in poured concrete wall
- Sagging floor in that area
- Frieze board bowed out above block
- Kitchen cabinets pulled loose from wall or trim
- Cracks in flooring
- Sticking doors and/or windows
- Cracks in plaster & sheetrock
- Roof line settlement
- Evidence of previous repairs
Why do Foundations Fail?
Most foundation failure results from soil related problems, such as expansive soils that expand and shrink with changes in the moisture content of the soil, poor compaction, overloading, excessive organic materials or erosion. These conditions create instabilities that can damage a home's foundation as well as the rest of the structure.
Crawl Space and Basement Technologies provides foundation repair of concrete and masonry foundations. Foundation issues such as bowed walls, eroded footers, unstable chimneys, and sunken stoops are common in the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina areas. These problems can be corrected and stabilized. Utilizing a network of professional engineers, industry experts, experienced management and trained technicians - CBST safely settles your foundation issues.
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