Foundation Problems: Symptoms - 1
Most of the time, foundation problems symptoms will get notorious by showing signs of stress, such as concrete cracks on the walls. Wall-cracks appeared on a house when the foundation of the house is not evenly supported underneath.
Foundation Problems: Symptoms - 2
As seen in the picture, the cracks can even expand to the ceiling depending on the degree of the problem.
Crack Stitching Repair: Process
When concrete cracks appear on the floor, it means there is a heave problem underneath. A heave foundation problem occurs when the house gets constructed over clay soil, and the problem is that when clay gets too much exposure to water and causes the clay to get swollen and eventually crack the floor because of the pressure. To repair the concrete cracks, efficiently some non-parallel cuts need to get made to add some carbon fiber laminates. After adding those laminates, a low viscosity material got used to fulfill and seal the cracks once and for all.
Crack Stitching Repair: Result
As the last step, the crack got ground to get rid of any imperfections and irregularities. As you can see, the surface looks smooth and neat ready to continue with the remodeling plan of the Owners.