Maintenance Tips for Foundation Repairs

Foundation Maintenance  in Dallas

Foundation repair can be both costly and time-consuming. In order to avoid further problems, and their resulting costs, it is important to properly maintain any repairs made to foundations. In most cases, maintaining foundation repairs is easy to do and requires little more than addressing the basic factors that most often threaten a foundation's integrity. Through implementing the following simple preventative measures, any homeowner can easily maintain repairs so that future foundation problems can be avoided.

The most important factor in maintaining foundation repairs is regulating the moisture content in the surrounding soil. Soil acts like a sponge, swelling when moisture is available and shrinking when it is dry. This swelling and shrinking pattern can have many negative impacts on foundations. These impacts can result in problems ranging from an uneven shifting in foundations levels during wet periods to the cracking of foundation repairs during dry periods. When the ground is dry, it is important to provide adequate moisture to the soil. This can be accomplished through either an in-ground watering system or the placement of a drip hose around the perimeter spaced anywhere from 12 to 24 inches from the foundation.

While adequate soil moisture is important for maintaining foundations repairs, too much water can cause several long-term problems. For this reason, extensive surface water should not be allowed to collect around a foundation and should be drained away a quickly as possible. This can be accomplished by installing proper gutters and downspouts that discharge water at least 5 feet from the structure's edge, sloping all surrounding soils away from a foundation or redirecting water to a nearby pond, drainage ditch or swale.

Controlling vegetation near a foundation is also vital for maintaining repairs. Large vegetation like trees can both draw moisture away from the soils around a foundation and cause damage to pipes and foundation walls through the invasion of their roots. Even smaller plants like shrubs can cause root problems if not spaced far enough from a structure's edge. The best way to avoid damage from vegetation is through installing a root barrier around the foundation's edge.

Additionally, regularly checking for leaks in plumbing lines coming through foundation walls and not allowing a structure to sit unheated for long periods of time can both help to maintain repairs. In most cases, just implementing the above simple tips can mean saving thousands of dollars in future foundation repairs.

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