How Sagging Floors Can Be A Sign of Issues With Your Crawl Space
A gap between the floor and the baseboard, uneven tilting floors, or a bounce as someone walks across the room can all be signs of sagging or sloping floors in a home. Most of the time if you have an issue with sagging floors, it tends to get worse overtime and can be a sign of foundation issues within a crawlspace. Look for these signs from sagging floors that can be issues with your crawlspace.
Signs you have issues with your crawl space
Damage to your foundation can occur in many different ways, either from poor construction or from years of shifting within the soils that surround and support your home. As sagging floors are not ideal aesthetically but also they can be dangerous to those who walk on them.
When the original construction of a crawl space is built, there are blocks or wood placed throughout the crawl space to support the weight of the home. As time passes, these Sometimes these structures can settle overtime and sink, becoming less stable as a support to a home and the floors above. Other times, the material may have been placed too far apart to begin with, and the support beam or girder linking the columns and helping to hold the structure up starts to sag, causing a ripple effect.
If the columns and other materials inside the crawlspace are made of wood, exposure to natural elements could cause deterioration overtime. These problems with a foundation are best fixed by a contractor who specializes in crawl spaces. The Fresh Air Companies have years of experience helping homeowners restore the safety of their homes. We offer exclusive products that can replace the affected columns and beams causing the issue, permanently stabilizing the home’s foundation.
