You’ve survived Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, etc. with all the people and the food and the decorating. Or maybe you’re still recovering here on January 63rd. Now that the busiest time of the year is behind you, you’re worried about your crawl space foundation because of something that happened during the holidays.
At Anchor Foundation Repair, we understand that the holiday season puts a highlight on your home. After 40+ years of inspecting and repairing Brazos Valley foundations, it’s common for homeowners to finally be ready for someone to look at their foundation after the first of the year and you’re slowly getting back to real life.
In this article, we’ll cover some of the most common signals that foundation repairs are needed after a busy season of home visitors has come to an end. We’ll review the instances that may have occurred and what you should do next to begin addressing the issue.
Top Signs of Foundation Issues for Crawl Space Homes
First, let’s get on the same page and understand that we are specifically talking about some type of crawl space foundation home here. Yours could be a pier and beam home or a block and base home possibly with some kind of decorative skirting around the perimeter.
The top signs of foundation issues for a crawl space home are:
- Diagonal Cracks in Drywall Coming Off of Door and Window Frames
- Door Close, Lock, and Latch Issues,
- Loose, Rattling, Wavy, or Bouncy-Feeling Floors, or
- Other Small Stresses to Trim and Finishes Pulling Away From Connections.
If you have any of these sorts of things going on around your home, there’s a definite possibility that foundation issues could be the culprit.
4 Signs You’re Ready for Foundation Repairs After the Holidays
Things happen when you have people over. A lot of friends and family see your home for the first time or for the first time in a long while. The season may bring cheer and fun, but it also might bring some anguish if your home isn’t in top condition.
In addition to the general signs and symptoms listed above, you might also have experienced one of these scenarios centered around those signs over the holidays:
- Somebody Pointed Out Something Wrong With Your Home
- You Felt Embarrassment About Foundation-Related Home Problems
- Something Went Wrong or There Was a Mishap
- You Canceled Plans or Had the Holidays Elsewhere
Don’t worry, we’ll talk through these so you can see how they relate to your foundation problems so you know that it’s time to call for repairs.
1. Somebody Pointed Out Something Wrong With Your Home
You may or may not have realized that the home issues described earlier were actually signs of foundation issues. One of your relatives – your *overly observant* aunt, the *super helpful* father-in-law, or that *always pointing out what’s wrong* cousin – publicly or privately called out your home issues indicating that you might have a foundation problem.
They were probably just trying to be helpful and let you know that they saw something you might want to address. You may have already been aware of the issue or maybe not, but either way, it was noticed and talked about. Ugh!
Whatever the foundation symptom is, if it’s bad enough that others are bringing it up to you out of concern, it might be time to look into getting repairs.
2. You Felt Embarrassment About a Foundation-Related Home Problem
You get used to all the little things that are wrong around your home. That diagonal wall crack mostly melts into the background when you’re living your normal life. That door that rubs on the frame barely blips your *home flaw* radar anymore.
Then you start sprucing things up for the holidays and suddenly those issues give you more pause and worry. You start to feel a little embarrassed when people begin showing up for the festivities, hoping they won’t notice.
Even if no one said a thing about these signs and symptoms of foundation problems around your home, you felt some unpleasant feelings. Your discomfort and uneasiness about the appearance of your home is a sign that it’s time to handle the issue.
3. Something Went Wrong or There Was a Mishap
Along with feeling bad about your home, sometimes functional problems become glaring in the glowing light of the holiday season. Here are a few *delightful* gems that could have come up due to signs of foundation issues in your crawl space home:
- The hall bath door doesn’t close quite right. Your visitor thought it was locked but the latch didn’t nest fully into the strike plate. Then someone else tried to come use the restroom and embarrassing exposures occurred. Yikes!
- You placed a precious ceramic Christmas figurine on a shelf. Your preschool nieces and nephews ran by on your extra bouncy floors and rattled that tchotchke right onto the hardwoods with a crash. Oops!
- Your sister snagged her favorite snuggly sweater on that chair rail trim that keeps popping off the wall in the dining room. Dang!
- The gap between your back door and the door frame is so big that it’s letting in a lot of cold air and drafts. Your heating bill after the holidays was through the roof. Not cool!
When these kinds of functional issues cause your home to not work properly AND create problems for you or your guests, it’s high time that you figure out how to fix this foundation stuff.
4. You Cancelled Plans or Had the Holidays Elsewhere
Normally, the fam all comes over to your place for holiday fun. This year, you were feeling like you couldn’t handle the pressure due to all these signs and symptoms. Or maybe you cancelled last minute and asked someone else to host this year out of sheer frustration and dismay.
You didn’t want any judging eyes or for others to see the issues even if all your friends and family are the most non-judgmental people on the planet. You didn’t want to have anyone come by AT ALL.
When you’re not enjoying your home and don’t want to invite others over, it’s a big sign that your home is not functioning properly in its most basic role. Your home should make you happy! It should be a joyful sanctuary for you and those you love. When it’s not meeting that need for you due to flaws caused by foundation problems, it’s time to do something about it.
Step One In Getting Your Crawl Space Foundation Repaired
Now you know that both the poor functionality of your home and your negative feelings about these foundation issues are important barometers that point to getting repairs. Consider taking care of your crawl space sometime this year so that the next time the holidays roll around, you’ll be ready to rock. Step one: get a foundation assessment and quote for repairs.
At Anchor Foundation Repair, we know that homeowners worry when they have foundation problems. You don’t know what to do or who to trust. Not only are you concerned about your home’s safety and stability, but you’re also worried about choosing the right contractor to take care of your largest investment.
If you’re lucky enough to live here in the Brazos Valley, we can assess your home and get you a fair quote for your crawl space foundation repairs. Want to know what happens at this kind of inspection? Check out what to expect from our crawl space foundation assessments next.
