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Stablizing House Foundation

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David in Menard

12-19-2006 05:57:17




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Help..One corner of my house foundation has cracked. I have be advised to water around the foundation to help stableize it...Is that true? Any advise appreciated.




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12-19-2006 13:19:38




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 Re: Stablizing House Foundation in reply to David in Menard, 12-19-2006 05:57:17  
Depends on where you live. If you're in Texas,,,yes...the slab foundation do need watering in the summer because the dirt shrinks away from the foundation pulling pipes with and cracking can occur. A soaker hose all around will work.

If you have a basement, then you'll need to keep the water away...good gutters and soil sloped away from the foundation.



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12-19-2006 08:43:21




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 Re: Stablizing House Foundation in reply to David in Menard, 12-19-2006 05:57:17  
Hey David,
Generally, water in or around the house is the PROBLEM!!! Water infiltration will "kill" a house faster than just about anything. Without seeing your situation, I'd guess that watering around the foundation will only make matters worse. My experience is that with this sort of problem you should take the necessary steps to eliminate or re-direct all water away from your house. This may include digging around the foundation and installing perf pipe and a drain system to catch and dispose of the water or may be as simple as re-grading the landscape around your house to control surface water. If you're not sure what to do, it would be money well spent to call in an expert. Once you find out what the solution is, you could probably do the work yourself to save a few bucks. HTH, regards, D.L.

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