Why Do You Need a Structural Engineer If You Have Foundation Cracks?
Your home or building is separated from the supporting ground by a building foundation system. It helps protect you and your family from the outside elements by preventing your floor, walls, and roof from shifting with the soil it rests on. Geographically, there are several sorts of foundation designs. The foundation design styles are influenced by local soil conditions, climate, and material and labour availability. Many homes in the Midwest and northern United States have basements, but residences in the south and west are built on solid concrete slab-on-grade foundations. Both types of foundations are functional and meet the demands of the foundation. The performance of foundations varies from home to house and building to building. There appears to be no correlation between foundation collapse and geography or location. A residential location with expansive soils is frequently misinterpreted as having a greater than normal risk of foundation failure, with the failure being b...