Iron5mike

A 16" inch diameter elm tree is growing up against the house. The tree roots are causing the foundation to shift.. What options are there for fixing this problem???

nealtw

Hey Mike, welcome to the site. I would think tree removel would be the first step. What kind of foundation do you have and what kind of dammage are you seeing.

joecaption

And have the stump removed also, termites just love dead wood. Why leave a snack for them and a great way to get in under the house without being seen.

Iron5mike

Concrete footer foundation, damage to the crawl space. The tree has been cut down. But the roots seem to be the main issue. Probably a 10-15 foot section.

AlwaysOneMoreProject

Describe the shift and the condition of the foundation. Is this section a corner or straight, and is it a gable end?

Iron5mike

The damage starts at a corner and runs about 15 feet.

AlwaysOneMoreProject

Would you like to share what is the damage? Is the foundation no longer plumb? Has it been pushed away from the mudsill? Are the cracks horizontal or vertical? How many cracks? How wide are the cracks?

Iron5mike

Foundation is no longer plumb, it is pushed in about 3 inches and crack gaps are about half an inch. Vertical cracks.

Iron5mike

There are about 2 cracks from top to bottom and go through the foundation.

nealtw

Ok, you know what the answer is, your just hoping there will be an easy fix. That part of the house will have to have temp supports and the broken part of the foundation will have to be removed and replaced.