DrHicks - I do realize it is poor worksmanship. I have seen some other houses in the neighborhood that have similar issues.
I am hoping to have this fixed..I do not have any idea how much it would cost or who to even call for this.
The house is about 10 years old and only started to show these signs about a year ago.
Thanks DrHicks. I believe that the foundation was poured in the winter time (we bought the house new).
I wonder if the extreme cold and heat (over 100 degrees in the summer) and rain along with the occasional hail storm could be part of the cause of the cracking and flaking of the concrete.
I will look into seeking advice from a professional.
pls excuse my condescending attitude & interruption :beer: BUT if that horizontal crack's the problem, its not unexpected as that joint should have been sealed, NOT parged,,, flaking is due to feather-edging the parge coat,,, since there are no pictures of the foundation ( block or brick ), curious how anyone could theorize frozen concrete/cold weather caused a problem ?
makes sense other houses are experiencing same problems - bldrs tend to use same subs til their prices get too high the only way you can tell if the water/cement ratio was too high is to have petrographic tests done by a certified lab - $$$$$$$$$$$$$ out the window for a homeowner,,, again, my apologies - now please tune back into your normal responses,,, wickipedia doesn't have definition for feather-edge - look on google
' no signs of this inside the house ' IS significant,,, i'd put the $300 towards the masonary repairs but that's been our work for 38 yrs,,, .bet the reprs won't be more than $ 500,,, we too consult & charge $ 500 for detailed reports,,, opinion letters cost $ 300 :beer:
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