I noticed my interior doors are way off all of a sudden. Shoud I make a run for it?
2006-09-18 08:28:57 · 7 answers · asked by whrldpz 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You bet!!!! We are having a drought here in central Texas and there are allot of foundations that are shifting. The foundation repair companies are going to be making a fortune. After it rains allot and the ground absorbs the water, it will move back. But the foundation will still have to be repaired. I have sprinklers around my foundation and it is so dry here that mine still shifted. Not good.
2006-09-18 08:42:15 · answer #1 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending of where you live, especially in the southwest, contraction and expansion are a yearly pain. In the wet season, the doors absorb moisture, and expand, causing sticky doors that may not close at all, but if you trim them to fit, when the dry whether comes, they will be way to loose, and will not fit, So, do your trimming if required during the dry times. There really isn't mush you can do short of all steel frames and doors.
2006-09-18 21:17:53 · answer #2 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. This is very common in areas where the soil has a high clay contents. It's bad enough in some places that people acturally water around the slab to keep the clay swollen and firm.
2006-09-18 16:24:11 · answer #3 · answered by richard Alvarado 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ground get very dry down deep when there is a drought which causes the dirt to settle more which in turn causes your house to sink also
2006-09-18 15:31:28 · answer #4 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mississippi can cause your house to shift. Better get a contractor out to have a look.
2006-09-18 21:35:26 · answer #5 · answered by fibreglasscar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes if built on clay
2006-09-18 15:55:09 · answer #6 · answered by traveller 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but to much watter could.
2006-09-18 15:32:09 · answer #7 · answered by nitroboy640 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋