Frisco, TX
Signs of a foundation problem
Houses rarely announce foundation movement with one dramatic crack. More often it is a few small things on the same side of the house. Find yours below, then call and describe it.
Eight signs, a page on each
- 01Cracks in walls, ceilings or brickStair-step cracks in the brick, or diagonal ones running off the corner of a door or window.
- 02Doors and windows that stickA door that rubs at the top, a latch that misses its plate, a window that binds halfway.
- 03Sloping or uneven floorsA marble rolls, tile cracks in a row, or the middle of a room feels humped.
- 04Cracks in the slabA crack across the garage floor or down the exposed edge of the slab.
- 05House settling on one sideOne corner or one whole side sits lower than it used to. The house leveling page.
- 06Sagging pier and beam floorBounce, dips between piers or a damp crawl space under an older house.
- 07Chimney, porch or steps pulling awayA gap has opened where the chimney, porch or front steps meet the house.
- 08Water pooling by the houseRain stands against the slab, or a downspout empties right at the wall.
Reading them together
One sign is a question. Three in a row is a pattern.
A single hairline crack in drywall tells you very little. What a foundation company looks for is agreement: a crack in the brick outside, a door that has gone out of square on the inside of that same wall, and a floor that reads low in that corner. When several signs appear together, tell the inspector where each one is so they can compare them with the measurements.
Timing is the other clue. On Frisco's clay, gaps that open in August and close again by spring point to soil drying and wetting with the seasons. Gaps that only ever grow point to something that is not coming back on its own.
Keep a simple record before the inspection. Photograph each crack with a coin or a tape beside it, write the date on the photo, and note which doors stick. A company can do more with three dated photos than with a description from memory.
Foundation repair in Frisco and nearby
Describe the problem, book the inspection
This number is for foundation repair on houses. Say where the cracks are, which doors stick and how long it has been going on. If part of the house shifted all at once, there is a gas smell, or brickwork seems about to come down, clear the house and dial 911 or the gas utility before anything else.
Ready to have someone look at it?
Phone and say what you have noticed. The foundation repair company on the other end is independent of this site and takes on houses in your part of Collin or Denton County. Ask it for a time to come and inspect.
Call (972) 430-3959Your call may be recorded. Read how referrals are paid for and what happens to call details.