Snowstorm Affects Fayetteville, NC Basements

Snow And Ice Will Compromise Your Home's Foundation

As the snow comes down around us, most of us are often concerned with what is happening on the ground instead of beneath it. Being snowed in; this is a perfect time for you to take a trip into your basement or crawlspace to see what happens below your home when during this wet and cold weather. The change in temperature causes the soil around and under your home to repeatedly freeze and thaw, which in turn causes it to expand and contract. This freeze-thaw cycle adds pressure to your home's foundation which will result in cracks in your walls and some cases cause your walls to bow! In a crawlspace, this can mean movement in your floor joists and lead to much bigger problems down the line.

The other major problem at hand is the wet snow. It is still precipitation and it will eventually turn into water, make its way into your basement or crawlspace, or worse, undermine the footing of your foundation and making the soil that your home is built on unstable and soft. You don't want to imagine what that water will do to your belongings when it enters your basement through the cracks in the walls.

What you can do to protect yourself

Our trained System Design Specialist at Southeast Foundation & Crawl Space Repair are qualified and ready to help you diagnose your foundation problems. Most of the time, those problems are easily fixed and with our state-of-the-art products, a job will often be completed in no-time. We cannot stop the snow from coming down, but we can help you keep it out of your basement and your crawlspace with our basement waterproofing and crawl space encapsulating solutions.

For many homeowners their home is their largest investment and when their foundation is compromised, it can be very concerning. Watching your basement collapse into itself or witness cracks travel from the floor to the ceiling and experience sagging floors are the last things a homeowner wants to see.

Don't wait until it's too late! Whether you do something about it or not, it will cost you either way, but do you want it to be at the price of your safety? Contact us today to setup a FREE, no-obligation written estimate. We are looking forward to hearing from you.