Hey everyone,
So I was curious if we have foundation people here, or just general construction folks. My foundation has some cracks in them, nothing gaping, but a few few somewhat bigger (not hairline little things). The inspector came out last summer after that awful drought and said that there's not been anything significant changed from his inspection when we bought the house in 2010, and that the cracks were not of any concern. But being very worried about anything related to foundation problems it still bugs me. We have some small cracks in the floor tiles (only in 2 places that I know of), and one of them is some popped grout, not really a crack. There are some hairline, to small cracks in some of the walls/ceiling, but all seem to be running along seams (best I can tell). We also hear loud popping sounds coming from the attic space several times a week. Always from the same spot. I don't know if it's related or something with the HVAC.
Anyway, just wanted to get your guys thoughts. This year's drought wasn't nearly as bad as last years, and I try to get out and water the foundation (though not nearly as much as I should) but in the backyard the lack of rain and an overly hyper boxer the yard has pretty much lost all grass and I know that's not good.
Any thoughts, comments, suggestions would be really helpful. And in that same realm, for any of you North Austin guys, if you've ever used a landscaper and/or lawn company that you really liked, I wouldn't mind start getting a list together. I am going to overhaul the lawn this spring. I want to get the house up on the market, but want to make sure there aren't any surprises that would creep up in an inspection that would delay things, if not kill a deal.
Thanks,
j
So I was curious if we have foundation people here, or just general construction folks. My foundation has some cracks in them, nothing gaping, but a few few somewhat bigger (not hairline little things). The inspector came out last summer after that awful drought and said that there's not been anything significant changed from his inspection when we bought the house in 2010, and that the cracks were not of any concern. But being very worried about anything related to foundation problems it still bugs me. We have some small cracks in the floor tiles (only in 2 places that I know of), and one of them is some popped grout, not really a crack. There are some hairline, to small cracks in some of the walls/ceiling, but all seem to be running along seams (best I can tell). We also hear loud popping sounds coming from the attic space several times a week. Always from the same spot. I don't know if it's related or something with the HVAC.
Anyway, just wanted to get your guys thoughts. This year's drought wasn't nearly as bad as last years, and I try to get out and water the foundation (though not nearly as much as I should) but in the backyard the lack of rain and an overly hyper boxer the yard has pretty much lost all grass and I know that's not good.
Any thoughts, comments, suggestions would be really helpful. And in that same realm, for any of you North Austin guys, if you've ever used a landscaper and/or lawn company that you really liked, I wouldn't mind start getting a list together. I am going to overhaul the lawn this spring. I want to get the house up on the market, but want to make sure there aren't any surprises that would creep up in an inspection that would delay things, if not kill a deal.
Thanks,
j