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
