Foundation Problem Causes: Exterior Leaks - Columbia Missouri
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Several factors just outside your house may retain or cause excessive moisture. Often these can affect foundation settlement and concrete slab cracking as well as sinking and bowing basement walls. These will, of course, affect how the soil dries or expands when wet. This PDF series is designed to give you more information about cracks, settlement, bowed walls, and shifting slabs. See the complete series for more information about Foundation Repairs.
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Foundation Problem Causes: Exterior Leaks - Columbia Missouri
- 1. Foundation Problem Causes - Exterior Leaks It might be what's around your house Several factors just outside your house may retain or cause excessive moisture. Often these can affect foundation settlement and concrete slab cracking as well as sinking and bowing basement walls. These will, of course, affect how the soil dries or expands when wet. Flower Beds A localized source of water not on all sides of the foundation may result in non-uniform foundation movements. Do not flood or pond irrigation water, and slope ground surface away from the foundation. Do not trap water near the foundation with edging, but use mulch to slow evaporation. Trees
- 2. Tree roots grow under foundations and dry out soils causing non-uniform foundation settlements. Plant trees a distance greater than their mature height from the foundation. If existing trees are closer, install an approximately 4 foot deep tree root/vertical moisture barrier system near the foundation and possibly prune trees (to limit moisture stress) if barrier system is under the drip line of the tree. Water tree roots away from the foundation. Landscape Planting Drying from roots, transpiration and soil suction may cause non-uniform foundation movements. Plant bushes and shrubs away from the foundation, and uniformly water plants. Do not flood or pond water next to the foundation. Over Watering Over-watering provides an excess source of soil water for suction to draw moisture under the foundation that may cause a stable area to begin heaving and damaging your structure. Water just enough to keep plants and grass alive and growing, not thriving and lush through saturating the ground.
- 3. Related Sites From Columbia Foundation Repair Site: Foundation Repair Jefferson City, MO Foundation Repair Fulton, MO Foundation Settlement Crawl Space Repair Columbia, MO Settlement Crawl Space Repair Jefferson City, MO Bowed Or Leaning Walls Foundation Cracks Also of Interest: Sinking Slab Foundation Problem Causes From Gibbons Basement Inc.: Soil Effects Moisture Effects Foundation Repair Exterior Leaks Causes Of Foundation Settlement Other Drainage Issue Foundation Settlement Solutions Bowed or Leaning Basement Walls Foundation Repair Solutions Resistance Piers Solutions for Foundation Settlement Helical Piers Solutions for Sinking Slabs New Construction Foundation Piers Solutions for Bowed Walls Contact Us Provided as a public service by Gibbons Basement, Inc.