First off here is some Background: I've owned my house for 4 years, which I bought from my Grandmother's estate. It's been in the family since the mid-1990s. House is a 1500 SQFT brick home built in 1980. Located 50 miles SW of Houston.
Last summer I started to notice doors not closing properly and my garage door trim developed a crack where the wood trim pulled away from the brick on one side. The doors have gradually worsened to the extent that I have to lift up fairly hard to get some to latch. As of now I have not found any cracking anywhere, only issue is with doors latching.
I had a Foundation Repair Company come out and take a look last week. They found that my my house has settled about 1.5 inches from on corner to opposite corner on the far side of the house. Other areas in between have settled anywheres from .75 to 1 inch.
I'm thinking this problem is not going to correct itself. Thus I am better off pulling the trigger now instead of waiting and allowing more damage to occur. This is my first time dealing with a foundation so I was looking for advice on the severity of this issue. Should I spend the money now or wait it out for time being until the problems become more severe. Thanks.
Last summer I started to notice doors not closing properly and my garage door trim developed a crack where the wood trim pulled away from the brick on one side. The doors have gradually worsened to the extent that I have to lift up fairly hard to get some to latch. As of now I have not found any cracking anywhere, only issue is with doors latching.
I had a Foundation Repair Company come out and take a look last week. They found that my my house has settled about 1.5 inches from on corner to opposite corner on the far side of the house. Other areas in between have settled anywheres from .75 to 1 inch.
I'm thinking this problem is not going to correct itself. Thus I am better off pulling the trigger now instead of waiting and allowing more damage to occur. This is my first time dealing with a foundation so I was looking for advice on the severity of this issue. Should I spend the money now or wait it out for time being until the problems become more severe. Thanks.