My house is built on a concrete slab foundation and is 20 years old. Part of the slab, roughly 15'x6' in size under the kitchen, is cracking off from the rest of the foundation and settling down. In some parts inside the kitchen, edges of the settling can be felt with bare feet through vinyl sheet flooring, with measurements showing up to 0.25" of settling. There are 3 cracks visible outside the house, right outside the kitchen. These cracks visible outside the house have existed for many years, but the 0.25" settling inside the kitchen is recent and relatively sudden. A foundation repairman is recommending PolyRenewal foam injection by drilling penny-sized holes through the kitchen floor, to raise the settling part and prevent further settling. While the foam injection itself costs $1,600, the flooring inside the kitchen will need to be replaced at some point after that, which will add to the total cost. I have a couple of questions, if someone with experience with this sort of thing can advise. (1) Given that the settling is only quarter an inch, what are the risks of leaving the foundation alone and doing nothing for now? (2) If I move forward with foam injection, what are the risks of that? Will home resale value be affected if such foundation repair is done? Thanks!
Asked
Active
Viewed 34 times
0
-
Where are you. This was and still is a big issue in many parts of Fla. If you are in Fla. your insurance company needs to get involved and yes it will effect the value of the home, however not repairing it will effect it more and not disclosing it is reason for a lawsuit. – RMDman Oct 24 '22 at 18:11
-
I'm in North Carolina. – Fijoy Vadakkumpadan Oct 24 '22 at 18:13
-
1contact your insurance company. They may ask for an engineering report after testing has been done. More information is needed as to what construction method was used for the homes foundation. – RMDman Oct 24 '22 at 18:14
-
Between hurricanes, sea level rising, soft soil and what happened to Champlain Towers South *and how that is probably happening to every concrete building*, I can't imagine home equity has much holding power at all in Florida. – Harper - Reinstate Monica Oct 25 '22 at 01:18
-
What specific homeowners policy would cover a shifting foundation? – RetiredATC Oct 25 '22 at 06:47