Active Shifting or Soil Movement?
If your home is built on a steep Seattle slope and you notice sudden large, horizontal fractures or doors suddenly jamming, you need an immediate structural assessment and potential temporary shoring.
Immediate structural shoring for settling and slide risks.
If your home is built on a steep Seattle slope and you notice sudden large, horizontal fractures or doors suddenly jamming, you need an immediate structural assessment and potential temporary shoring.
Absolutely. Small cracks can allow water intrusion, which expands and contracts, speeding up the degradation of the foundation.
Minor crack epoxy injections take a few hours. Major piering or slab jacking can take 2 to 5 days.
Rarely. Standard policies exclude earth movement (like settling, landslides, or earthquakes) without specific riders.