Homes can experience foundation, water, moisture, drainage, air-quality and concrete problems. Start with what you can see. We’ll help organize possible causes and repair or prevention paths.
Do you know the issue?
Start with what you seeMovementCracksMoisture
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?
Point to the closest match.
No technical vocabulary is needed. Choose a picture and the advisor will narrow the path.
25 visual examples
KNOW THE STRUCTURE
Three foundation types. Several building materials.
Basements, crawlspaces and slabs can share issues, causes and solutions, but construction type helps narrow the evaluation.
BasementPoured concreteBasementConcrete blockBasementStone or rockCrawlspacePoured concreteCrawlspaceConcrete blockCrawlspaceStone or rockSlabConcrete slab
ISSUE → CAUSE → SOLUTION
Understand the “why,” then explore the “what next.”
A visible condition can have more than one contributor. Compare the field evidence before selecting a repair or prevention path.
POSSIBLE CAUSEWater or hydrostatic pressurePOSSIBLE CAUSEInadequate guttersPOSSIBLE CAUSEImproper gradingPOSSIBLE CAUSESump pump discharge
REPAIR & PREVENTION
Solution families
Use application images to understand what each path is designed to accomplish.
BasementPoured concrete
BasementConcrete block
BasementStone or rock
CrawlspacePoured concrete
CrawlspaceConcrete block
CrawlspaceStone or rock
SlabConcrete slab
