According to a survey by NAHB,
about 20 percent of all new homes
have foundation problems. For most
Americans, 90 percent of their net
worth is their home, so failed foundations
pose major financial problems for
homeowners.
Generally, there are two causes of
foundation problems. One is that the
builder lacked basic design and construction
knowledge and had little
understanding of proper soil conditions.
Two, poor supervision, poor
inspections, and sometimes simple
greed compound the problem of construction
and design flaws.
Our company, On The Level (OTL),
has been repairing foundations for four
generations, and we see more failed
foundations in a month than most
builders see in a lifetime. From our perspective,
most failed foundations could
have been done right the