Are Building Foundation Cracks Really That Big of a Problem?
If you’ve ever read the holy Bible you have probably heard the story that you need to build your home on a rock rather than loose sandy soil. This might not be the case with a building foundation, but let’s see if we can get to the bottom of this, literally. Smaller cracks aren’t going to be as big of a problem as larger ones, but don’t forget that smaller foundation cracks can get bigger. If you have small hairline cracks in your building foundation, usually this won’t become a problem unless they start to expand and get larger. A good example of a hairline building foundation crack would be to draw a line on a piece of paper with a pen or pencil. A hairline crack isn’t going to be any bigger than the width of a regular pencil line. If the building foundation has structural reinforcing Rebar installed within the footings and the building foundation slab itself, these cracks and usually won’t get larger. The rebar will actually hold these areas together and provide additional strength
