Seasonal
Why Your Doors Stick in August and Behave in November
Tallahassee rainfall runs from about seven and three quarter inches in June to about three in November. Houses north of the Cody Scarp feel that cycle.
Field Notes
Shorter pieces on what the ground here is doing.
The guides cover repairs end to end. These are the narrower questions: why a lake north of town periodically empties into the aquifer, what a summer of storms does to soil moisture, and why the oak in the front yard shows up in a foundation report.
Ground Conditions
The Lake North of Town That Empties Itself
Lake Jackson has drained into the Floridan aquifer through two sinkholes at least fourteen times since 1829, most recently in 2021. Here is what it shows.
Ground Conditions
The Line That Decides What Your House Does
The Cody Scarp is a relict shoreline running east to west through Leon County. Which side of it you live on changes almost everything about foundation repair.
Ground Conditions
The Oak in the Front Yard Is in the Foundation Report
Mature trees pull large volumes of water from the soil in their root zone. On clay ground that causes one-sided settlement, and felling the tree can heave it.
Seasonal
The Fifteen Minute Walk That Beats a Paid Assessment
The best foundation diagnostic available to a Tallahassee homeowner costs nothing and happens during a storm. Here is what to look at while you are out there.
Buying and Selling
Settlement Flagged on a House You Are Buying. Now What?
A general report on a whole house tells you a crack is there, not whether it is moving. How to turn a flagged item into a real number before your due diligence window closes.
Buying and Selling
Selling a House That Has Had Foundation Work
A documented, warrantied repair is a far easier sale than an open crack and no paperwork. What to keep, what to disclose, and why fixing usually wins.
Ground Conditions
Your Vented Crawl Space Is Making the Problem Worse
The vented crawl space assumes outside air dries the space out. In a climate with high summer dew points it often delivers moisture instead of removing it.
Find out what is moving under your house
Someone comes out, takes the elevations, walks the drainage, and writes you a price. Ring (850) 391-4290 or send the details through the form.