Spot foundation problems early
The 10 visible signs that something is moving under your house. Most homeowners miss these for years.
What you'll learn
- Why doors that stick are usually a foundation symptom, not a humidity problem
- How to tell a cosmetic crack from a structural one (the credit-card test)
- The marble test for floor slope (and what slope range matters)
- What stair-step cracks in stucco mean
- When to monitor and when to call
Step by step
- Walk the exterior perimeter and look at every window/door corner for diagonal cracks.
- Open and close every door, note which ones stick and which side of the house they're on.
- Roll a marble across each main living area. Note direction and severity.
- Look at the slab-stem-wall joint outside for gaps or efflorescence.
- Check baseboards for gaps in the middle of the wall (not the corners).
Safety note
Found 3+ signs in the same part of the house? That's a pattern, not a coincidence.
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