Education · Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex
Signs a Foundation Is Moving
Most homeowners come to this subject the same way: something in the house changed. A door that used to close now sticks, a crack appeared over a window, a floor feels off underfoot. These pages explain what those individual symptoms usually mean in North Texas houses, and — just as important — when a symptom is ordinary and not worth alarm.
These pages explain one symptom at a time. They do not assess your particular house; the foundation check does that, and it is the better starting point if you are seeing several things at once.
Signs
Wall and Brick Cracks
Most cracks in a North Texas house are cosmetic, and a few are worth taking seriously.
Signs
Doors and Windows That Stick
A door that suddenly drags, a window that will not slide, a deadbolt that no longer lines up — these are among the first things people notice, and among the most ambiguous.
Signs
Uneven and Sloping Floors
Sloping floors are the symptom people trust most and measure least. A floor can be out of level because the ground moved, because a beam sagged, or because it was poured that way.
Seeing more than one of these?
Symptoms mean more in combination than alone. The check weighs them together and is honest when nothing needs doing yet.