4 Key Signs That Your House Has Foundation Issues

Have you ever started a home project and later found something wrong, causing you to restart all over again? This video will outline what to look for and the causes of foundation issues and if you have foundation issues, what you need to know before starting any home remodeling project.

00:00 4 Key Signs That Your House Has Foundation Issues
00:48 Intro
01:25 What are the signs of Foundation Issues?
01:42 Cracking in your Exterior Siding
02:01 Cracking in your Interior Drywall
02:13 Cracking in your Stucco or Brick
02:26 Cracking in your Exterior Concrete
02:48 How do you fix foundation issues?
03:06 Why fix foundation issues before remodeling?
03:42 How to fix foundation issues
04:12 Outro

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[santamaria]

Thank you for this valuable information . Such a wonderful basic crash course for those like me who have no idea about foundation.

[TheHomeSolutionsChannel]

Thank you for checking out this video! If you have any questions on your foundation or a concrete coating, leave them down below. We'd LOOOVE to hear from you.

[elidelmar]

I have a slab foundation with a few cracks in it, should I get them checked? No water damage, a water line is starting to show above my mulch.

[lulborafejza]

Thank you for making this video. The door frames one some of our doors have cracked right where the horizontal part and vertical part attach. Is that an indicator of foundation issues or just poor quality door frame?

[christophervela]

What is it's cracking in the concrete foundation that lines up with tile cracks inside the house

[chixbleau]

I don’t have any cracks like was disco.. but my interior stairs look
As if they are pulling apart from the top landing ( where is is supposed to be flush)..I do see some cracks in the basement floor..on the same side of the house where the interior stairs are..these stairs are on my first floor to my second floor.. Thank you for any suggestions..I’ve lived in my house 20 years..this has happened over time.

[earthandwind]

Sigh, have the staircase looking crack on the exterior brick. Thank you for the info!

I live in a bungalow from the 1800’s. I was wondering…if there’s a 1 inch-ish gap between the floor and the floor mouldings/trims/edges on the 2nd floor….is that also a sign of foundation problems/the house sinking (they may be 2 diff things)?

[joanwashington]

I live in California so there’s cracks all the time from the trimmers and earthquakes so how do I know what’s happening

[derickj]

New home less than 2 years old. I have hairline cracks in the garage and foundation. Noticed one crack on the wood interior banister. The builder had a foundation survey done, and the engineer said all cracks appear cosmetic. Part of a house may have shifted due to soil dryness near the garage. The recommendation is additional watering in a dry area and then balance watering. If I can get the soil moisture to stop the cracking, I know the garage floor can be resurfaced. What do you think about fixing the hairline crack in the foundation? Can that be repaired aesthetically to mirror the rest of the foundation?

[AnthonyLeighDunstan]

Thank you for these tips. Our new home definitely has shifting walls with visible cracks on the exterior and interior some larger than 6cm. The limestone foundations, however, look relatively solid though there is some step cracking there too. My guess is it’s actually leaking in the roof that’s causing the wall shifting, not the foundations. Any ideas on where to from here? Links to vids about this would be super helpful.

[breeze]

Thank you for the video. Can you tell me what the worse case scenario would cost?

[RoseValdez-mrmj]

When a Home Foundation Inspection is done. Where should they place the Zip Level to take accurate measurements. Based on 2 Companies that have given me Estimates, they took the measurements at different places. The Front Door entrance measurements stated we need repair while the 2nd Company took measurements from about center of my home & stated no repair is needed. Who is giving me the correct information prior to replacing our Roof? Thank you

[HanDixson]

good day sir my issue is foundation of a building on a hill beside the beach and the water penetrating under the foundation from the back of the builden on the beach side

[tanktexas]

Is it normal for very light cracks the first few years in a new build here in Texas

[jukodebu]

What if house is hillside and theres settlement 2-3" downhill. No large cracks below but floor tile in house is cracked in several rooms-House built in 47. Is that settlement or sinking?

[gigibarrett]

Every issue you showed has been going on with my brothers house for years..is there a certain point it becomes to late..I'm convinced my brother's house is going to collapse one day soon😬

[MikeMiller-yjjy]

I have foundation problems my basement is wet and some of the walls are starting to bow

[windsofmarchjourneyperrytr]

I bought a place 7 months ago. The painter came in and sanded down minor cracks at the drywall upstairs. It was 100% perfect (as always, I'm picky and he knows I HATE gaps). Well, not anymore. I get the feeling that at least one moron has touched this place. They lined up the drywall upstairs on the sloped ceiling, so ceiling cracked (small, very minor ones) and it goes all the way down the sloped wall in some places. Straight line, all minor stuff. No large or diagonal cracks.

Downstairs, the join at the crown molding is cracked. Both sides. Not big, but I notice it because painters aren't cheap.

The ceiling upstairs is short, around 7 feet, so I can push it and part of the drywall has a little give it shouldn't have. So, clearly idiots have been through and didn't drywall/tape/mud it correctly. At least, if *I* did it, it sure wouldn't!

There's also a concrete crack at the front steps where they meet the building. That one is bigger and not going to be as easy to fix. Maybe a 13 or 14 sf house. I'll probably fill it once weather is warmer. Not ideal, but lots of these channels talk about 25 thousand like it's nothing.

I'd say, I'd buy a new house, but I've watched many old houses come down, and the garbage they replace it with. I'm never surprised to see the "concrete" steps crumbling within 5 years. Meanwhile, our coach house has a visibly sinking corner *for DECADES*. Still there, 120+ years later. Front steps of early 1900s front house have barely ANY wear, and CERTAINLY not literally crumbling, like our neighbor's greatly overpriced POG. It's not even REAL concrete or REAL limestone for 3 or 4 million. LOL!

Nothing like "step" cracks in the brick or siding anywhere else, tho. So, that's something.

[lillianfore]

When it rain, there is a large puddle of water. Around my house. the Concrete slab foundation is cracking .

[Cruz-ljuq]

Are you guys In San Antonio TX? I bought a new build 1yr and some months ago, and I’ve started to notice some vertical cracks where drywall meets eachother. Would that be something to be concerned about? Some of my baseboard also seems to have separated at the where they meet? Idk if it was just filled with caulking or not