One of the best things about being a homeowner is being able to create a home that you love. So much hard work and attention go into making your home the best home for you, from redecorating bedrooms to fixing up bathrooms. Everyone is talking about their next home improvement project: their kitchen, dining room, living room, etc … yet you’ll rarely hear other homeowners raving about their foundation. If you have foundation settlement, this could mean trouble for your whole home.
Your foundation is arguably the most important area of your home, at least when it comes to quality. Many homeowners don’t pay attention to the health of their foundation, but its health can determine the quality of the rest of their home. Signs of foundation problems can be subtle and even unnoticeable at first, but over time they can wreak havoc on your floors, walls, and everywhere else.
Houses are many things: They provide shelter, security, a place to create memories.
They are also heavy.
There is a lot of weight pushing down on a home’s foundation, and if the soil underneath the home isn’t properly compacted or has weakened over time, the foundation will be start to sink, or settle.
This can cause a variety of problems for the home, especially different portions of the foundation settle unevenly.
Homeowners in Arkansas need to be especially cautious about foundation issues. With the frequent changes in climate that we experience, the soil density in Arkansas will fluctuate depending on how much moisture is present. Soil with excess water will expand and create pressure against your foundation walls, while dehydrated soil can cause movement and cracking.
Over time, your foundation may show signs of settlement and sinking. Soil movement isn’t the only thing that can cause foundation sinking and settlement. Some other things that can cause foundation failure include:
Read more about the role of water in soil instability.
Foundation problems don’t fix themselves over time, in fact, they will only continue to get worse. Serious structural damage can cause tens of thousands of dollars to reverse, so it is important to have repairs done as soon as you notice that your foundation is struggling. Some of the things you should look for are sloping floors, leaning walls, cracking ceilings, a weak crawl space, or a wet basement. All of these things are indicators that your foundation is in danger.
The team at Airlift Concrete Experts is incredibly knowledgeable about foundation settlement in Arkansas, and we have solutions that will fit your needs and budget. We use foundation repair products from ECP (Earth Contact Products) that are industry best and made in the USA. Give Airlift Concrete Experts a call today to learn more about how we can give you a steady foundation and a healthy home.
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