House Leveling
House leveling is another service that we, at Baytown Foundation Repair offer to all our clients in Baytown, Tx. If you have noticed that your home is sinking on one end, for example, you will need to bring in the experts to inspect the foundation problems. Our foundation contractors will inspect the foundation and advise you on the best way forward. Remember our services start with a free foundation inspection, and then a free quote will follow.
Other issues that will also need to be addressed
House leveling will be required when the foundation of the home has started to sink in one end or even in multiple places, this may leave your home sloped or uneven. When this happens you will need to get house leveling done as soon as possible to avoid structural damage to your home. However, you also need to look at the other issues that may have caused the damage in the first place. These can be foundation erosion, volatile soil conditions, structural damage, plumbing leaks beneath the foundation, poor drainage, and even intrusive tree roots! These issues can lead to foundation damage, sagging, or uneven floors in your home. When any of these issues are found, they must be addressed so that the solution of home leveling is a permanent one!
Settling of foundations
You may wonder why foundations settle, and there can many be different reasons for it. Soil and water are usually the number one reason why you find foundation settling. When these two are combined it can create a force that will cause walls to crack, and even the foundation to move, settle or shift. Movement of foundations can occur in slab foundations, pier, and beam foundations, and even in homes with basements. Excessive heaving or settling of the foundation of a home will result in shifting and cracking of the foundation. The only solution is house leveling.
House leveling for slab foundations as well as pier and beam foundations
Baytown Foundation Repair offers house leveling for both slab foundations as well as pier and beam foundations. We achieve this by using successful methods, which can include excavating from the exterior of the home and then installing piling or piers, mud jacking, or using polyurethane injection to fill gaps underneath the foundation. For pier and beam foundation we use methods such as installing pilings underneath the existing piers, or by using braces or rods to reinforce the damaged support systems. This will repair or cure sagging floors. We also stabilize the soil under the foundation by using a chemical mixture.
Key signs that your house needs leveling
There are key signs that you can look for that will tell you that you need house leveling. These include cracks in your ceilings or walls, cracks on your outside walls, doors sticking, the floors in your house seem to be sloped or they are sagging, and when you face your home from the outside you may even see that your home is uneven. It is so important to get the professionals in when you see any of these signs. Foundation repairs and leveling are one of the most important repairs that your home may require.
