Raleigh Foundation and Basement Pages, by What You See
Cracks, settling and water are three different problems with three different fixes. Start from the sign in front of you and pick the page that matches it.
- Foundation crack repairHairline, stair-step and widening cracks: which to seal, which to watch, which need more.
- House leveling and settlementSloping floors, dropped corners and sticking doors, and the piers that hold a house up.
- Basement waterproofingFinding where water gets in, then gutters and grading, drains, sumps and crack injection.
- What foundation work costs in 2026Every common repair with its published national range and the guide it came from.
- The clay under Wake County housesWhat the USDA soil survey and the NC Geological Survey say about building here.
- What each warning sign usually meansCracks, gaps, sticking doors, sloping floors and water, answered one at a time.
Not sure which page fits?
Cracks you want to understand, seal or keep an eye on belong on the crack repair page. Floors that slope, doors that drift and corners that have dropped point to the leveling page. Water at the base of a basement wall belongs on the waterproofing page. If you're not sure what a sign means, the warning-signs guide answers each one in a short paragraph.