Before
Plywood put down
#1 Wall moved in (bowing)
#2 Signs of hydrostatic ground pressure
#3 Cracks - typical signs of foundation problems
#4 Plumbing pipes bending due to wall movement
Excavation
Pushed walls back straight
Supported - cosmetic cracks repaired also
Waterproofed - tile installed - styrofoam installed
Backfilled
Landscape felt - black dirt installed - new window wells installed
Felt before landscape gravel
Landscape stone put back
Pavers put back
Shrubs put back
Clean-up
After
Causes/Signs of Foundation Failure
Causes
- Evaporation
- Transpiration
- Plumbing leaks
- Drainage
- Poor soil conditions
- Hydrostatic ground pressure and water pressure
- Improper back fill
- Plugged drain tile
- Sump pump set incorrectly
- Different soils
- Low ground
- Drain tile not connected to bleeders
- Concrete slanted to house
- No gutters or no downspouts with extensions
Signs
- Doors & Windows open/shut hard
- Plaster is cracking on walls
- Frames around doors and windows separate
- House making noises
- Cracking mortar on brick outside
- Siding buckling
- Sloping floors
- Plumbing lines bent
- Step cracks on blocked walls
- Cracks in poured walls
- Wall ties leak
- Water seeping between the floor and the wall
- Water from cracks in the floor
- Mold/mildew on walls
