Catching structural settlement early prevents tens of thousands in cosmetic and plumbing damages. Here is how to diagnose active foundation shifting in your Oklahoma home.
Cracks running diagonally through mortar joints between bricks in a staircase pattern indicate that the footing beneath that section of wall has settled downward.
When door frames shift out of square, interior and exterior doors stick at the top or fail to latch completely. Windows become hard to slide open or close.
Cracks radiating upward at 45-degree angles from the top corners of interior doorways or window headers point directly to differential settlement.
Heavy brick fireplaces and exterior chimneys often rest on a separate shallow footing. When clay contracts, the chimney tilts visibly away from the house siding.
Noticeable floor slope where marbles roll across the room, or bouncy floorboards in crawl space homes, indicating compromised subfloor joists or sunken piers.
Gaps opening between the bottom of baseboards and the hardwood/tile floor, or crown molding pulling loose from the ceiling indicate vertical slab subsidence.
Book a free laser level survey to measure your floor elevation down to the tenth of an inch.