Foundation Inspections

Foundation inspection Phoenix Arizona, foundation problems, and not knowing who to turn too and trust is something some people have anxiety over. In the last 30+ years of seeing all kinds of foundation problems, I see many of the same types of damage. Most all of this type of damage can be avoided very easily at the beginning of the build of the home and having a solid foundation to start with helps. Even though this has been said for many years from experienced, knowledgeable, engineers, when they don’t know what the problem. The blame goes as follows,.. “Your home was built on farmland, but the number one excuse is, your house was built on expansive soil”……… expansive soil is 99% of the time not the problem. Expansive soil is real, and is documented throughout geographic areas of the valley in Arizona. Heaving floors, broken tile, cracks in the drywall, and doors not closing right, is not caused by expansive soils. Although there are companies, hear in the Phoenix Arizona area that will scare you in believing that, expansive soil is pushing up the floor. Call me for your foundation inspection, and I will show you what is really going on, and help you with your homes health in Phoenix AZ.

Foundation heave cracks may be caused by a multitude of factors including moisture retention, slab movement or foundation settlment, often due to improper compaction of the soil,  poor drainage and other landscaping issues. (Such factors need to be addressed in conjunction with the repair itself). All cracks should be addressed immediately upon being identified.  Although the cracks may appear to be small or minor on the surface, chipping or chiseling of the crack will reveal the true extent of the damage. You most often will find that the problem is much more extensive than it originally appeared.  The deterioration of the concrete usually extends to the rebar and often beyond to the interior of the foundation.

Thank you. James Belville 602-418-2970