Are some settlement signs worse than others? Does it matter?

Even thinking about your home’s foundation failing is extremely unsettling. We all put a lot of time, effort, and money into our homes, and we don’t want to question whether they are safe and sound. Foundation issues can be substantial, and they can substantially chip away at your peace of mind. There is good news and not so good news.

The good news is that there are many signs of settlement that you can look for to detect an issue early on. For most structures, it is a matter of time before parts or all of it begin to settle. Why? Because your big beautiful home is sitting on shifting dirt. Be on the lookout for the “smaller” signs: little cracks occurring in the doorway corners of sheetrock inside, gaps forming between the door threshold and the flooring, and area of flooring inside that feels a little soft when you walk on it. The best news is that our Specialists will be happy to thoroughly inspect what is going on at no cost and with no risk. The important thing though, is to have a professional foundation repair company inspect it versus ignoring it “for now.”

Enclosed are several pictures of settlement symptoms, and it can be difficult to know if some signs are worse than others. The moral of the story though, is it really doesn’t matter. Like I said, no one wants to think about having a foundation failure, and it isn’t a sexy way to spend our dollars. The problem is, letting foundation failure go is a huge issue. Small symptoms turn into big and costly issues over time. Ignoring it now makes it more expensive and more difficult to fix later on.

Don’t let settlement issues intimidate you. There’s no reason to let them. The expert inspectors at Redeemers Group will come out to your home, listen to your concerns and what you want to accomplish, thoroughly inspect what is going on, take measurements and pictures, talk through the options for repair, and tell you exactly what it would cost to fix it- all during your free inspection. There is no reason to wait until your foundation issues get worse.