House Settling Noises: The Scary Truth
Quick Summary: House settling noises like creaking, popping, and groaning are common and often caused by normal factors, including temperature changes, humidity, and the natural compression of building materials over time. However, in Houston and surrounding Texas areas, expansive clay soil is a major contributor to foundation movement that can escalate beyond normal settling. Warning […]
Do Sticking Windows and Doors Mean Foundation Problems?
“I can’t get this darn window open!” “Ahh, now it won’t close!” A stuck window can be very frustrating – “where’s a brick when you need one!” But hold on to that brick, it might not be the windows. It might be a warning sign there’s something going on underfoot. Not a window problem, but […]
What Is House Settling?
Every building settles. Gravity pulls down on the structure, the soil underneath compresses to carry the weight, and the house finds its level. That is normal, it happens to new construction everywhere, and most homes do the bulk of it in the first few years. So the useful question is almost never “is my house […]