If water starts to leak through your basement walls or floors, it can quickly lead to a very serious flood in your basement. Our company understands how all types of basement leaks are caused and our professional foundation repair team can quickly address any issue that is causing the leaks. Our team uses carbon fiber wall repairs to keep cracks from spreading further and causing significant damage to your walls. These cracks are often caused by excess moisture in the soil surrounding your foundation, which leads to cracks that can let water into your home.
Are Foundation Cracks Serious?
While many cracks don’t threaten a home’s structural integrity, it’s important to watch for additional signs that may signal an underlying foundation issue requiring specialized repair. Beyond structural concerns, leaky wall cracks can introduce excess moisture, creating an environment for mold, radon, and poor indoor air quality.
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Identifying Foundation Cracks
Floor Cracks: Water can also rise directly through the porous concrete of your foundation slab, this is a problem that is worsened by cracks in your foundation. When you have water coming through your basement floor, the first step is to install a basement drainage system and a sump pump to evacuate the water from the basement. This will help keep the basement dry and your belongings safe.
Wall Cracks: The soil around your foundation is filled with water, and even the smallest crack can allow seepage to occur. This water seepage can cause the cracks to grow even larger and spider web out. Often times with block walls the mortar will crack, allowing small amounts of water to seep into your basement. Much like with floor cracks, the first step in repairing a wall crack is installing one of our drainage systems or carbon fiber wall supports.
Large Cracks
While hairline cracks are common in poured concrete foundations, larger cracks may indicate serious structural concerns. The direction of the crack—whether vertical or horizontal—can also reveal different issues.
Vertical or Diagonal Cracks
Vertical or diagonal cracks are often due to foundation settlement and are typical in newer homes. Concrete may shrink as it cures, resulting in hairline cracks that often don’t leak. However, if a crack exceeds ½ inch in width, contact our team right away.
Horizontal Cracks
Horizontal cracks suggest bowing or excessive pressure against your foundation, typically from hydrostatic pressure or heavy rainfall. These cracks can lead to bowed walls or even foundation failure, so if you notice horizontal cracks, reach out to Stay Dry Ohio immediately.
Why Carbon Fiber is Used to Repair Foundation Cracks
Carbon fiber crack repair is a repair that not only stops water infiltration but strengthens the foundation and prevents future cracks from developing. The repair is wide enough that it covers the main crack as well as any fractures or hairline cracks. This is important because what may be a hairline crack inside the basement is typically a much wider crack on the exterior.
Contact Us For Foundation Crack Repair in Central Ohio
It is important that you have a trusted and reliable foundation repair team to help you with foundation crack repair in your basement. Attempting to repair these issues yourself can lead to further damage and more costly repairs in the future. Contact our team by filling out our online contact form or call 614-702-7883 to schedule a free estimate.