Northeast Oakland Basement Wet? Foundation Issues or Concrete Cracks?

Find a pro to do corrections on many building issues, including settling concrete slabs, wet basements and cracked foundations.

If you are experiencing an issue at your home at one of these spots, contact someone dependable to give you a hand.

They will explore your matter on the phone and let you know what a few of your next steps are. If you wish, set up a time to get together at your home for a closer investigation.

I’m Not Sure My House Has a Problem

Sometimes a homeowner near Rockridge simply knows there is a structure situation. In some instances, the proof is visible and obvious.

In some other cases, the warning signs are too hard to notice.

But these troubles can show up in all kinds of different houses, from inexpensive to high-priced properties and from old to new ones.

Some Signs Suggesting Your Home Has a Problem:

• Cracks in an exterior or interior brick wall or its mortar
• New spaces around doors, especially exterior doors and garage doors
• Vertical cracks in sheet rock, typically between a door frame and ceiling
• Bent or sloping floors
• A large crack in a concrete basement floor or foundation
• Windows or doors stick to their frames when you attempt to open them
• Gaps where a wall and ceiling meet, or where a wall and floor come together
• Gaps or any separation between two exterior walls or a wall and chimney
• A wet crawlspace or collection of water around your house after a rain
• Water down in your basement
• Separated or cracked wood molding, typically crown or door molding
• Cracks in a solid surface exterior or interior wall
• Your basement feels too damp and has that musty smell
• Floors have become irregular, saggy or weakened, or floor tiles have become loose.

This Looks Like a Big Problem – Is It?

Property owners in some instances fear that their problem is so bad, your repair might be just about impossible to complete and cost them lots of money to get it completed.

However, the majority of these problems are getting repaired nearly everyday somewhere in our city. Certain jobs are rather costly; other projects are not so bad.

These types of house repairs require seasoned and trained foundation repair contractors and crews, along with a vehicle full of specialty equipment, to undertake a house leveling or mend a sinking house predicament.

But other repair tasks are easier. Your inspector can explain to you what your situation is.

Northeast Oakland Basement Waterproofing

If you are sick and tired of putting up with a wet basement, there is a technician who will determine what is causing rain water to drip into it.

The correct approach to your wet basement could include doing some waterproofing duties down in your basement, working on the grading and landscape outside your home, or a mix of the two.

They may be able to correct your situation without needing access to your basement walls at all.

Upper Rockridge Concrete Slab Jacking Lifting Service

If a part of your cement sidewalk, patio or porch has sunken under where it once was, they can fix that too. They make use of a technique called mudjacking (also called slabjacking).

During the mudjacking operation, your technician will push a heavy liquid mixture down below the section of the slab that needs to be brought up. This thick compound flows into the holes under the slab, hardens and pushes the concrete slab up. Rather cool.

Once your cement slabs are all the same height, your pathway, patio or driveway will look a lot better and people won’t be stumbling and tripping on the unequal joints any longer.

Why Do These Situations Come About?

Well, I am not a physical science professor, but it has something to do with how the soil reacts to the environment.

The soil your home rests on changes every now and then. It moves a little. It changes. It will stretch or contract determined by exposure to wetness and fluctuations in temperature.

These fluctuations of the earth your home is constructed on can end up inserting stress on even recently constructed houses.

So you might not be able to control the elements or the soil properties here in Alameda County, there are several aspects you could control.

First, your lot ought to be graded to move rain water away from your home.

Second, you need a first rate rain gutter system to stop the rain that falls on your home from accumulating around it.

The composition of the soil your home was constructed on is a major issue as well. Some types of soil (generally clay soils) swell more than others when it gets exposed to moisture.

The expansive roots of a big tree next to your residence might actually suck all the available moisture from under your house, making it get too dry during a typical hot and dry summer season. This dryness can cause the ground to contract and shrink too much.

Natural environment stress can trigger the introduction of small cracks with your house’s foundation. These small cracks start to let in water, air and even small bugs, and those minor cracks become larger each year.

I Would Like To Put It Off And Do It Later

If you’ve got an issue with your house, you should at least get it inspected. It is not something you should postpone.

You shouldn’t ignore it. Bear in mind, your foundation holds up your complete home. The walls, floors and roof rely on it. If you don’t take care of it you may land in a serious predicament.

And if you are seeing small amounts of water inside your basement on a fairly consistent basis, it may lead to mold. And nobody wants a mold and mildew condition in their home.

In case you think you can just list your house for sale without solving the issue, that probably will not work. Signs of structural faults or wet basements will most likely discourage nearly every potential buyer aside from the most professional house fixer.

As a real estate seller, you need to disclose to the buyer any known substantive challenge with your house or you could wind up in legal trouble afterwards.

Try to relax, a lot of circumstances where a homeowner may think is too tough to repair can generally end up being corrected. The repairs could require a complicated and sometimes rough process, but it can get completed. Your contractor can do it.

Why Pick a Local Expert?

Talk with a company who has the ability needed to get your job done right.

These contractors and crews have successfully performed this before. They can put your building back in tip-top condition.

East Bay Suburbs Locations Worked

Much of the East Bay is their service area.

They regularly work in the northeast Oakland communities of Rockridge, Glen Highlands, Merriwood, Hiller Highlands, Claremont, Panoramic Hill and Forestland, including the zip codes of 94720, 94704, 94705, 94618 and 94611.

Here Is What They Can Do For You:

– Waterproof your Basement
– Repair your Foundation
– Fill your Foundation Crack
– Slab Jack your Sidewalk
– Level Your Entire House

  408-290-0770

408-290-0770