Sagging floors, cracked walls or settling concrete? Start with an on-site assessment of the supports, levels and drainage.
A crack photo cannot show what the supports are doing. Compare floor elevations, inspect accessible framing and footings, and trace water entry before choosing jacks, piers, concrete lifting or monitoring.
The same symptom can have different causes on neighboring properties. The written scope should identify the evidence, any inaccessible areas, the proposed repair and its limits.
On-site inspection
Five distinct repairs, each with its own method and equipment. Pick one to see what the work involves – the inspection is what decides which applies.
If the floor flexes when you walk across it, the problem is almost never the floor – it is the joists, girders, or support posts underneath, and in a Savannah crawl space moisture is usually what weakened them.
When a corner or a wall is genuinely sinking, the fix is transferring its weight past the soil that moved and onto soil that will not – piers driven to load-bearing depth.
Driveways, patios, walkways and garage slabs that dropped at one edge get lifted back with injected polyurethane foam – hours of work rather than days of demolition.
Not every crack is structural, and telling the difference is most of the job. We seal what is cosmetic and address the movement behind the ones that are not.
A sealed vapor barrier and a properly sized dehumidifier stop the ground moisture that rots framing – the repair that keeps the structural work from having to happen twice.
For a Savannah-area property, inspect drainage and crawl-space moisture alongside the structure. Rainwater entry, a plumbing leak and damaged timber can appear together, but each needs its own evidence and repair scope.
Compare the location of movement with the condition of beams, footings and drainage. Repairing damaged wood without correcting an ongoing leak or water-entry problem leaves the underlying issue unresolved.
Fixing the framing without addressing the moisture underneath it means doing the same repair again in a few years. That's why encapsulation and structural repair so often belong in the same conversation here.
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Any one of these can be minor. Two or three together in the same part of the house usually isn't.
Elevation readings across the floor, a look inside the crawl space or at the slab, and a list of which support points have actually moved.
The measurements, what they mean, and a written repair scope with a price – plus what happens if you leave it another season.
The written scope should explain access, likely disruption and the expected schedule. Concealed damage or additional engineering can change the duration.
Find local inspection considerations, address checks and examples for Savannah, the islands and surrounding communities.
The assessment should distinguish movement in supports from damaged timber, surface cracking and moisture problems. Floor readings, accessible footing and framing condition, drainage and the history of changes provide the evidence. Soil and groundwater conditions vary by property and cannot be inferred from the neighborhood alone.
Access, the number and condition of affected supports, engineering requirements, drainage work and the repair method determine the scope. Request an itemized written proposal after inspection, including exclusions and any allowance for concealed damage.
Yes. A raised floor needs inspection of accessible framing and bearings, while a concrete slab needs a different assessment. Identify the actual construction before choosing a repair; a Savannah address does not establish the foundation type.
A floor that flexes as you walk across it, a noticeable dip toward the middle of a room, doors and windows that stopped latching properly, or new cracks appearing above door frames are the usual signs that something under the floor has moved or lost support. Any one of them on its own can be minor. Two or three of them together in the same part of the house usually means the support below needs looking at.
Record its location, width, direction and whether it changes. Compare it with floor readings, wall alignment and drainage. Crack shape alone is not a diagnosis; the surrounding structure and evidence of movement determine whether monitoring, repair or further engineering assessment is appropriate.
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Describe the symptom and we'll come look at it – measurements, crawl space or slab, and a written scope if repair is warranted. No charge and no obligation either way.
If the floor moved suddenly, or there's water standing under the house right now, calling gets you an answer faster than a form does.
A photo of the crack, the dip, or the crawl space tells us a surprising amount before we're on site.
Illustrative scenarios, not completed customer projects. The inspection and agreed scope determine the work for your property.
That's what the inspection is for. We'll tell you plainly if it can wait – and what to watch for if it can.
Savannah Foundation Repair Co