Ways to Check your Foundation

Keeping the foundation of your Niagara home in good condition is essential to the overall health of your entire home. And part of keeping your foundation in good condition is ensuring that it doesn’t have any major cracks or other serious problems. 

Visual inspections of your home’s foundation regularly can help you detect problems early on so that you can have them attended to before they worsen. 

Here are a few ways you can inspect the foundation of your Niagara home. 

Check Foundation Walls for Damage

The foundation walls of your home are often slightly above ground, so you can see a little bit of the foundation when you walk around your home. When you do this, you’ll want to look for cracks in the foundation, both inside and outside. You’ll be able to see issues from the inside easier as a lot of the foundation will be underground on the exterior. 

Inspect the Ground Around Your Home

When the snow melts, or there’s been heavy rain, is there a lot of water that pools around the foundation of your home? You want to make sure water, and soil for that matter, is set up to drain away from your home, and the land around it is sloping away from your house. If the ground is too flat, it means water could pool around your home, leading to flooding in your basement or foundation damage. 

Look at the Chimney

Even though we’re talking about foundations, take a look towards the sky at your chimney. If you notice that your chimney is slanted, then it could be a sign of major issues with your foundation. 

Where Are Your Trees Planted?

It’s always nice to have trees planted on your property, but if they aren’t planted in the right place, then it could mean major issues for your foundation. Some trees have extensive root systems which, if they are too close to your house, could push through the walls of your foundation. The pressure can cause cracks to form, which can lead to moisture in your basement or even major leaks. 

Inspect Doors and Windows

Yes – the doors and windows of your home can indicate that you may have an issue with your foundation. Do you have a door on the inside of your home that won’t stay closed or maybe a window that won’t open? This could mean that you have issues with your foundation, and your home is shifting, which is why the alignment of doors and windows is off. 

Contact Foundation Fix Today

If you think there might be an issue with the foundation of your Niagara home, contact the foundation professionals at Foundation Fix today for an inspection. The earlier you have problems with your foundation assessed and fixed, the easier and less costly the problem usually is to resolve.