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Posted by Dioclese on August 4, 2008, 1:31 pm
>I have a vertical foundation crack in my home.
> it is a vertical crack in poured concrete (below the brick). it is up
> against the garage portion of my home.
> it is 2 feet or more vertical in length. I have not dug down to see how
> far below the surface it goes.
> it is not a wide crack (not even 16th of an inch). I think it may have
> occured after a flood I had (about 10 months ago)
> occured on the west side of my property (in between my house and the house
> next door).
> I do not have a basement underneath the garage portion of my home.
> should it be of concern?
> I have read that as long as it isn't a wide crack or doesn't get wider it
> may not be of concern.
> I don't think the crack is big enough that I could fill it with any type
> of caulk or filler.
> also, someone has told me that since it is up against my garage and there
> is no basement below the garage, it is not of as much concern as a
> vertical crack going all the way down to the basement of my house.
> is this true?
> thanks
> all comments are much appreciate
> BA
Don't fret too much about structure on this small detail. However, the bugs
may like it. Fill it to keep 'em out.
--
Dave
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> it is a vertical crack in poured concrete (below the brick). it is up
> against the garage portion of my home.
> it is 2 feet or more vertical in length. I have not dug down to see how
> far below the surface it goes.
> it is not a wide crack (not even 16th of an inch). I think it may have
> occured after a flood I had (about 10 months ago)
> occured on the west side of my property (in between my house and the house
> next door).
> I do not have a basement underneath the garage portion of my home.
> should it be of concern?
> I have read that as long as it isn't a wide crack or doesn't get wider it
> may not be of concern.
> I don't think the crack is big enough that I could fill it with any type
> of caulk or filler.
> also, someone has told me that since it is up against my garage and there
> is no basement below the garage, it is not of as much concern as a
> vertical crack going all the way down to the basement of my house.
> is this true?
> thanks
> all comments are much appreciate
> BA