Street Creep! Ever heard of it? Me either. It's not a person hanging out at the corner in the Dundee Fairacres neighborhoods. But, it is something that can wreak havoc on our Dundee Fairacres Homes! The home inspector of one of the homes I just sold flagged it on the home inspection. Apparently, as the ground freezes and thaws here in Omaha, the driveway plates can move so much that they start to push into the foundation of our Dundee Fairacres homes. Take a look at this inspectors video to see what I'm talking about:
Creepy, isn't it!?!
STREET Creep®, Incorporated has listed the some signs that this "creep" may be hanging out around your Dundee Fairacres Home. Here are a few of them:
- The street saw-cut or grooved control joints have shifted sporadically
- Elongated gaps in joints on the street.
- Faulting or sinking of driveway at the street back of curb.
- Compressed or non-existent expansion material at the curb and garage slabs.
- Earthen berm or gap along back of curb from street migration.
- Cracks in front foundation wall.
- Gaps between the front foundation wall and garage slab at garage door.
- Leaning back foundation wall.
- Cracked and unraveled mortar and brick on veneer.
- Cracked side and rear foundation walls.So, who ya gonna call??? Not Ghost Busters, they don't have a clue about keeping this kind of creep at bay. Here is another video I found that might help you DIY. This guy seems to know his stuff.Hope this helps you keep the Creep away from your Dundee Fairacres home! And, if you decide you want to find a different haunt, I hope you know who to call!
