Rise in my Foundation - (Advice/Help)

[bdavid1020]

Took wife out to eat at 4:30 for Valentine's Dinner leaving with a flat floor and we returned home 4 hours later with anywhere from 2-4" rise in the floor across the kitchen tile for about 7 feet. Tiles were not crack when we got back however some are starting to get hairline cracks as I type. We have lived in the house for almost 7 years (1st owners of house) and do not know where start...Any Advice suggestions would be appreciated!

[rubydog]

First call the insurance company and then call several foundation repair companies and get some quotes. Check and se if your foundation was engineered and under warranty. If so contact the engineer. Either way it doesn't sound good.
Best of luck.

[Stuck]

What would cause it to rise that fast I don't have a clue. If the house was purchased from a builder you should have a 2-10 warranty which would cover all structural issues. I would have a reputable foundation company come out asap.

[Froggy]

I'll drive the getaway car if you rob the bank.

Sounds like you are getting ready to invest some money into your home. Find a few reputable foundation companies and get competitive bids. Good luck.

[100%TtId]

Took wife out to eat at 4:30 for Valentine's Dinner leaving with a flat floor and we returned home 4 hours later with anywhere from 2-4" rise in the floor across the kitchen tile for about 7 feet. Tiles were not crack when we got back however some are starting to get hairline cracks as I type. We have lived in the house for almost 7 years (1st owners of house) and do not know where start...Any Advice suggestions would be appreciated!

Maybe a frozen pipe thawed, then cracked, and is now leaking water under
your foundation causing shifting. Check that all your faucets
are turned off then see if your water meter shows a flow.

[bdavid1020]

What would cause it to rise that fast I don't have a clue. If the house was purchased from a builder you should have a 2-10 warranty which would cover all structural issues. I would have a reputable foundation company come out asap.

We just pulled our papers and it does show the 2-10 warranty? How can we use that to help us? Does anyone know of a reputable foundation in the DFW area?

I'll drive the getaway car if you rob the bank.

Sounds like you are getting ready to invest some money into your home. Find a few reputable foundation companies and get competitive bids. Good luck.

My wife just read this and is almost in tears!

[mosey381]

sounds like you might have a heaving problem . Usually caused by water under the foundation causing the soil to swell. Good luck.

[rubydog]

An engineered foundation is basically a warranty. An engineer designs the foundation plans to meet the soil, moisture, density,movement etc for your area. He also dsigns how and what size of rebar, it's placement, concrete, conrete admixtures, placement and finish your house and the load it creates is required. Ultimately you will need to contact the insurance company and have the repairs made and let them work with the engineers errors and omissions insurance. Good luck.

[bdavid1020]

Maybe a frozen pipe thawed, then cracked, and is now leaking water under
your foundation causing shifting. Check that all your faucets
are turned off then see if your water meter shows a flow.

sounds like you might have a heaving problem . Usually caused by water under the foundation causing the soil to swell. Good luck.

Thanks will go check the water meter right now

[Stuck]

Not sure who you would need to contact or how it works. Builders are required to buy a 10 yr structural warranty when you close. The builder doesn't want to be dealing with problems in homes 8 or 9 years after they close, and it covers you if the builder were to go out of business. If your builder is still in business I would call their office tomorrow and find out who you would need to contact if there is nothing in your paper work.

[Stuck]

I could be wrong, but I doubt your water lines are run through the slab in Dallas. If a leak caused the problem it would be in you drain lines. Have you been having any problems with your plumbing draining? If not, with that much movement get ready to.

[bdavid1020]

just went to check the meter and it is not going unless we turn water on in the house

[bdavid1020]

I could be wrong, but I doubt your water lines are run through the slab in Dallas. If a leak caused the problem it would be in you drain lines. Have you been having any problems with your plumbing draining? If not, with that much movement get ready to.

Only drainage problem that we have ever noticed is the toilets clogging on occasion.

[Bow-TechAggie]

How old is the tile in the house? When we bought our previous house, the owners had just put down tile themselves. They did this in order to spruce up the house a little bit. When we had our first cold spell about a month later, two rows of tile laying next to each other popped up like a TeePee the whole length of the kitchen. Only guess we had was poor tile installation and a shrinking slab due to cold weather. No cracks in slab or broken pipes. Relayed tiles myself and they were still good six years later when we sold house.

[jrfan]

Large trees planted too close to the home can cause uplift/stress on the foundation. The tree roots will grow towards the moisture under the home. As the roots get larger the foundation will raise. I have never seen it happen so suddenly though.