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If you are a homeowner and have your concrete slabA� foundation inspected byA� a repair contractor, as well as, a completely independent professional structural engineer with foundation repair experience, you are probably acquiring an elevation report created by 1 of 2 tools:
AA� Compu Level (or Ziplevel),A�or a manometer.A� When I had my foundationA� inspection done, the engineer used a Compu Level.A� I received an inspection report that detailed several variances in elevation from one end of the slab to the other. As an example, there was clearly a 2-3 inch drop in a corner of the house when compared to the center of the slab.
What perform the numbers mean?
Preparing for a Building Survey to learn, I guess. But in practical terms, what can those numbers by themselves really tell you? Unless you use a benchmark of some sort that compares the readings against, not just a ton.A� Do I have the elevation readings from when the slab was built? No.
Do I know for many the foundation was exactly level once the house was first built (over thirty years ago?)A� No.A� So do variations in elevation today mean I have serious foundation movement?A� Not necessarily.A� I may never have had a level foundation to begin with.
So don't let a foundation repair company come over, string their little tubes all over the house, then try to sell that you simply repair job based only on changes in elevation on your slab.A� It just generally is a dog and pony show.
However if your house also shows the most obvious indications of foundation distress: windows and doors which do not open and close right, diagonal cracks within the walls (inside and out), cracks near door frames and window frames, separations between walls and frames etc, then you certainly do have a very reason to be worried.A� All of those signs point out a twisting from the framework inside walls and may indeed be due to foundation movement.
Don't be Mislead
Just do not let anyone show you that readings coming from a Compu Level, Ziplevel, or manometer are the only "evidence" which you will want a high priced foundation repair job done on your own home.
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