St. Charles, MO Settling Foundation Repair

Hot Weather Increases Settling Foundation Repairs in St. Charles, MO

The wet winter and spring of 2011 is over in St. Charles, MO.  As you can see from the map above, the whole country is in a hot, drying-out condition. This means the swollen soils of March, April, May and June are now drying out and shrinking away from homes and their foundations.

In the St. Charles, MO area, this is the time of year that homeowners will start to notice symptoms of a settling foundation. As the expansive soils in our region begin to shrink, there are tell tale signs that you may have a settling or sinking foundation problem.

Some of these signs may include the following:

 Interior of your home:

• cracks in walls, ceilings, and the corners of windows and doors
• sloping floors
• cracks in tile and  concrete floors
• sticking doors and windows
• gaps between fireplace and the wall
• buckling or bent plumbing, electrical and gas lines 

Exterior of your home:

• cracks in foundation walls
• cracks in brick
• misaligned doors and windows
• gap between chimney and house

If you notice these signs of foundation settlement, it’s best to have the cause professionally diagnosed and repaired sooner rather than later as the damage only gets worse over time. As a Grip-Tite® Certified Foundation Repair Specialist, Missouri Basement has the solutions necessary to permanently repair foundation settlement.

The Grip-Tite® Steel Push Pier is driven to adequate, load bearing soil beneath your homes foundation. Each foundation pier is then individually load tested to a force greater than required to lift the structure. This procedure provides a measured Factor of Safety and the foundation is either stabilized or lifted back to level.

Missouri Basement serves the entire St. Charles and St. Louis, MO area including Troy and Warrenton, MO.