Foundation Wall Cracks? Are They Bad? What Is HydroStatic Pressure?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2021
- What causes cracking in foundation walls and above grade cracking in drywall? Why do floors drop or heave? Tune in here and learn how water can cause severe problems to your structure.
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Excellent video. You live in basement country. My house is built on a slab on top of a clay like soil and a climate subject to extremes of rainfall (mostly on the drought side). Lots of cracks in the sheetrock and a 4 inch drop from one end of the house to the other. You've given me a lot of good ideas for remediation. Thanks.
We have a lot of expansive clay here as well. Lots of pier and grade beam foundations to combat the clay.
Thnx for your video and great explanation and the way to mitigate the issue ...
Excellent information. Thank you very much.
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GREAT VIDEO...
Thank you for the clear video! You’re a great teacher! Do you have similar video that explains why cracking occurs on the exterior of concrete walls. Is there reason for concern if that cracking (a lot of it) exists only on the outside of home and not in basement.
Thanks! Cracks on exterior walls above grade are caused by the result of this pressure or based on under engineered foundations as dead load from above is stressing the walls below. It also could be the result of continued movement from below grade based on soil conditions that were not addressed at the initial build. Could be a variety of issues
Great video! Very helpful and informative! It explains a lot about my particular situation and give me some direction. So thank you!!
Glad I could help. Appreciate you watching. This is the goal of all my videos. Let me know if you have any other questions
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really good man! you know your stuff I've been a masonry for over forty years and it;s hard to bullshit me lol
Excellent video I have some horizontal cracks in my basement and my gutters were not draining properly in the back of my house. I put extension on my gutter to carry the water away from my foundation and that help a little bit but I still see moisture in my basement and I also have a lot of trees in my yard and I have a small yard. I have ten trees in my yard. I have one tree that's right near my back door that I'm trying to get cut along with the roots. I do see cracks around my windows and doors but I don't have a problem closing or opening my doors or windows yet. I did put some waterproof apoxy along the hair line crack in my basement but I know I have to have a professional to assess my house.
Look into digging a trench, cutting the roots, adding some geotextile fabric, and sloping the ground away from your basement. Cut the roots at an angle up and away from the trench and maybe put a French drain if you have a lower elevation expel the water
@@evenodds8791 I will try that cause I know those trees have a lot to do with my problem. Since it's been snowing I been getting water coming in my basement when it melts. I have some dry loc and l'm thinking that would give me a little time till I can do more when it gets a little warmer.
I have excessive amount of humidity in my house I have had to replace some flooring and as I try to put in new flooring we can’t seem to get the humidity under control don’t know if this is a problem for why my flooring is failing or not but who do I contact to come out and check this for me? Thanks Joyce
Do you know that it is humidity? What part of the country do you live in? Is the flooring in the basement or main floor/upper floor of home? Does it have a vapor barrier underneath it? I would start by calling a reputable and licensed general contractor to assess the situation
Live in Texas
Thinking of purchasing this house, but there is a several Horizontal Crack in the basement wall. Can I send you a video for your option.
DM me on instagram @shanebaileybuilder and send the video there
My foundation house in the crawl has a horizontal cracks 6 inch. Below the top end.. I saw the steel rebar it's corroded and I assuming due to the corrosion pressure.. the foundation concrete has been cracked.. I contract to the foundation company and their diagnostic it's 2 inch. Down house settled.. they suggest to do Pile piers... I don't think they're honest because the house after 15 years that I been living there.. I never seen cracks on interior walls.. floors or anything else that I can see to worry it... Do you think sealing the cracks and gaps with polyethylene pressure sealing should be enough?
I really appreciate your reply.
Thank you
You need to hire a structural engineer to evaluate the stem walls. What part of the country are you in?
@@BuiltByBaileys thanks for your time
I'm living in Seattle Washington.. New Port shores Community.. it's a kind of small all neighborhood constructed in the 1960's in a "wet land" area..
If cracking is vertical in foundation wall what causes that?
generally is could be hydrostatic pressure but also could be simple water intrusion.
My house took on some water coming up from the floor a couple years ago . I bought a basin with pump, drilled holes in basin , cut slab and dropped it in. It fixed the pressure coming from under slab but i still think i have pressure on walls due to efferecence on walls and it being hard to control humanity levels. Is there anything els you recomend besides digging up outside perimeter? That might be difficult
Efflorescence is simply the leaching of minerals from water penetration in a porous material. Is your stem wall concrete or brick? Do you have a crawl space, cellar or full basement? What part of the country. When you say “basin” what are you referring to? Sounds like you do not have a perimeter drain tile system of any sort. You can do an interior system depending on your below grade situation. You need full perforated drain pipe that takes water to a pump and removes it above grade and away from the home. Check your grade at the exterior up against the house. Do you have positive grade sloping away? I have a few more videos about water management on this channel. They talk about those drain systems and grading.
Feel free to message me on IG as well for more help. @shanebaileybuilder
Basin meaning a round pvc cylinder that the pump sits in. Drilled holes in it, and filled crushed stone around it . When pressure builds under slab the water finds its way into basin then pumps it out. Grading is the best it can be we live in southern nh. And all gutters are extended . The foundation is a poured wall. I have some staining around form holes in foundation as well
@@969Garage yea without drain tile around the entire footing of your home you will continue to see water infiltration. Just a pit is not enough as the water that is under the slab wicks up the walls, with the very last little bits ending up in the pits. What is the water table depth? You could install a shallow drain tile system on the exterior of the home and daylight it to a lower elevation or if you don’t have that option send it to an exterior pit and pump away from home. That would at least redirect ground water and not break the bank
Thanks for the response
i fixed my crack with an epoxy kit from nextstar technologies
If you haven’t fixed whatever caused the crack, it may continue
@@evenodds8791 i added carbon fiber straps to counter the hydraulic pressure from the soil which all house suffer from.
@@seangroner5095what products did you use?