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sinking-floors-walls
What is it that makes a floor slowly drop out from under the wall it’s supposed to be holding up? A thorough inspection of the foundation of this home revealed this simple but harmful chain of events:...
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Cracks in the Walls
Cracks in the walls? There is darn near only one reason why that happens. Water! The photo below shows multiple effects of water. Notice the water lines on the rear wall. Notice the supports that are...
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Foundation Bolts Facts or Fiction
TRUE: All legally permitted houses built after 1936 in the City of Los Angeles and most surrounding cities are “bolted” to their foundations. FALSE: Those bolts are in the same condition now as they...
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Save Money by Upkeeping your House Foundation
The best way to save money on your foundation is to properly maintain it. A well-built foundation should last a long time as long as it is correctly maintained. On earlier blog postings we have given...
View ArticleThe Foundation Works Earns Super Service Award
The Foundation Works Earns Coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service The Foundation Works has been awarded the prestigious 2010...
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Should a Sidewalk Crack?
Well once again, and yes you’ve heard me say it many times before, there is a water issue causing this otherwise perfectly good house to have foundation issues that it need not have ever had! Here are...
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Is That Holding my House Up?
Yes, this is yet another “double-take” moment under a house where just when I was sure I’d seen it all, this…”assembly” came into view! As is often the case, the homeowner had no idea that this was...
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Cracking Floor Tiles – Explained
…and yet another lovely travel destination brought to you courtesy of the inspectors at The Foundation Works! This is the scenic view under a 1917 Craftsman in South Pasadena, a charming house in a...
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Foundation plates with no nails? Not good
nail noun 1. a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other...
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Sloping Floors
Sometimes it is obvious to the homeowner, that he, (or she), has a foundation issue and needs to get it repaired. But there are also many times when the homeowner just isn’t sure if there is a...
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