How Can Foundation Damage Affect My Home’s Infrastructure?

The foundation is the most important structure in your entire home. Without its support, your home will start to show signs of damage as well. 

• Uneven Floor  

If your foundation has started to settle or shift, it is possible that the rest of your home’s infrastructure will also be negatively affected. You might find that parts of your floor are uneven or dipping in places. This can be disorienting at best and a dangerous tripping hazard at worst. You might also notice cracks along your floor, which can indicate deeper damage that you need to deal with right away. 

Cracks that are wider than 3/8 of an inch or cracks that splinter along both your basement walls and floor are especially dangerous signs of foundational damage. Even hairline cracks that are less than 1/8 of an inch will eventually expand out and threaten to ruin the infrastructure of your home. You need to call Innovative Basement Authority to look at your foundation. We will implement the best solution to repair your foundation again and ensure that your floor will remain level and even.  

• Stuck Doors and Windows  

Most homeowners will attribute any sticking doors or windows as a sign of their home aging. However, it may also be a sign of a shifted foundation as well. Your foundation’s main function is to keep your home level and upright. Without a stable foundation, you might find your walls, doorways, and windowsills starting to tilt or lean.  

 Your doors and windows themselves will not tilt along with the doorways or windowsills, effectively trapping them and making it more difficult to open them. If you have implemented some nonstick solution to your doors or windows and find them sticking, then it is possible the true problem lies with your foundation.