Foundation Crack Atlanta

Foundation Crack is a building structural damage caused by improper soil composition, weather conditions or water drainage issues.

What Foundation Crack Repair is Best For

Foundation crack repairs are needed for preventing serious structural issues in your home, keeping the foundation stable, dry and supported.

 Foundation Cracks Causes

  • Water leaks
  • Improper drainage
  • Weather conditions ( heavy rain, frequent temperature changes, excess moisture)
  • Inferior construction (when quality buildings materials are not used during the construction)
  • Poor soil composition (overly wet or dry)

 Foundation Cracks Signs

  • Cracks in walls and floors
  • Doors and windows won’t open or close properly
  • Walls separating from house
  • Humidity in the house

Types of foundation cracks

  • Structural foundation cracks
  • Non-structural foundation cracks

Structural cracks have a number of causes including poor construction, design mistakes, overloading, and soil movement.
A common cause of cracks in the foundation is settlement. This happens when a newly constructed house settles into the ground it’s built upon. Sometimes the house settles uniformly and in this case the stresses on the house as well as the propagation of cracks are usually minimal. Other times though, different areas of the house settle at different rates producing substantial cracks on the foundations. This is a dangerous situation, especially if the settlement is ongoing, as the structural stability of the house is at risk. Settlement cracks are usually fixed by going after the root of the problem, which in this case is finding solid ground for the house foundations to rest on as well as fixing structural damages on the foundation. Examples of structural foundation cracks include uneven floors, sticking doors and windows, cracks on interior and exterior walls.

Non-structural cracks are most often caused by internally induced stress within the concrete. An example of this is shrinkage cracks. Shrinkage cracks are generally hairline cracks that propagate and ends just as abruptly anywhere on the foundation. Shrinkage cracks can usually be repaired easily and cheaply using cosmetic repairs.
Foundation cracks can also result from earth (seismic activity), water or vehicle loading. Saturated earth, water or heavy object near the foundations can introduce stresses that may cause it to crack. Some common symptoms of this type of foundation problem are water intrusion in your crawlspace or basement as well as horizontal cracks along the top half of the perimeter foundation or basement wall.