Basement crack repair is important because cracks can lead to more than just structural and water problems. Basement and foundation cracks can allow radon gas into your home. In fact, health advocates want homeowners to have their homes tested for the potentially dangerous and cancer-causing gas. Radon exposure is the second-leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking. Radon is caused by the breakdown of uranium when soil degrades. It has no smell, taste or color....

All homes settle over time. Basement cracks and foundation cracks are often the result. There are effects of these settlement cracks in a home, and there are underlying effects that may result. Settlement cracks can be a serious and unsuspected issue in a home’s structural stability. One of the causes of basement cracks and foundation cracks could be if a home was constructed on poorly compacted soil, causing sinking of the building. There are additional...

Winter weather can harm your basement foundation. How? Water in the soil expands when it freezes, which can move your foundation. Water can also expand the soil around your home which can cause a space between the soil and your foundation. And, any water in foundation cracks will also expand.   When the weather warms up, you have larger foundation cracks as well as areas between the soil and the foundation walls where water can...

If you have not winterized your home yet, it is time! While you are putting up the holiday lights, take a look around the foundation. Do you have any basement cracks? Have any foundation cracks formed since you last checked?  Very small cracks in the foundation walls are common.  You are looking for larger cracks or, in a block foundation, look for shifting blocks. Any cracks in your foundation need to be repaired, certainly before...

It happens every year.  The day after Thanksgiving our phones light up from home owners needing foundation crack repair in Boston and across MA and RI.  That's the day many of us begin to pull Holiday decorations out of the basement only to discover cracks in the foundation floor and walls.  They weren't there last year, so you are very likely in good shape cause you've discovered them reasonably early. We can't emphasize enough the...

Concrete is used for many things in the construction industry, including buildings, holding tanks, bridges, and parking garages. For construction, concrete is indispensable. But, there is one flaw: concrete has a low tensile strength and it can crack when subject to tension. Even though it is reinforced by steel, concrete structures become vulnerable if exposed to water. The  tiny cracks on the concrete allow water to seep in and corrode the steel reinforcement. Because of...

Too many people experience wet basements and don’t do anything about it. Maybe they think it isn’t that big of deal; maybe it is too expensive; maybe it will be too big of a project. Whatever the reason, it is time to get the basement cracks fix and eliminate wet basements. Water in your basement can be serious and can affect the health and safety of your home. When you have a wet basement your...

Basement water removal does not have to be a recurring theme at your house after heavy rainfall. Too many homeowners spend time bailing out the basement after storms like we had this week. Hurricane Sandy is over, but the water in the basement may not be. If you have found yourself with basement water problems in the aftermath of the storm now is the time to address the problem. You will be prepared for the...

There was a 4.0 earthquake that shook many homes last Tuesday night, but many people were not too  shaken up. In fact, many people didn’t think it was too big of a deal. But for foundation crack repair companies on Wednesday morning,  the phone began to ring. There were numerous calls from homeowners who discovered cracks in their foundations and were looking for repair estimates following the quake that rocked New Hampshire and other parts...

A-1 Foundation Crack Repair was recently called to repair an active water leak joint in a precast two-part tunnel in the town of Weston, MA just west of Boston, MA.  The two-part precast tunnel allows a pond to flow into a stream.  The problem was that ground water was squirting out of the seam with great force. The town of Weston, MA did not want the groundwater to be washed down stream and undermine the...