ᐅ The basement has settled, but the house above has not? Gap in a prefabricated house
Created on: 16 Jun 2021 09:03
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Ecki55270
Hello everyone, I have a maybe unusual question or concern, but I have no knowledge or experience with these kinds of issues.
Problem:
About 10 years ago, we had a prefabricated house with a basement built. Over the years, a somewhat larger gap has formed outside between the basement ceiling and the house.
At that time, this gap was supposedly filled with some kind of insulation wool but was not sealed airtight. Today it looks really bad, and we also feel like the house has settled. The gap between the floor tiles inside the house and the baseboard has also increased, in some places up to 2 cm (0.8 inches)!
This is happening throughout the entire house!
What has happened here? Could it be that the basement has settled but the house hasn’t? Or something else? 🙄
Do I need to take any action?
Thanks for your comments, experiences, and ideas
Jens
Problem:
About 10 years ago, we had a prefabricated house with a basement built. Over the years, a somewhat larger gap has formed outside between the basement ceiling and the house.
At that time, this gap was supposedly filled with some kind of insulation wool but was not sealed airtight. Today it looks really bad, and we also feel like the house has settled. The gap between the floor tiles inside the house and the baseboard has also increased, in some places up to 2 cm (0.8 inches)!
This is happening throughout the entire house!
What has happened here? Could it be that the basement has settled but the house hasn’t? Or something else? 🙄
Do I need to take any action?
Thanks for your comments, experiences, and ideas
Jens
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Ecki5527016 Jun 2021 16:5411ant schrieb:
Only to a limited extent. What can be seen is apparently wool insulation that is not visibly resistant to driving rain; this should be fixed as soon as possible. There is no reason at all to believe that the house is floating.Well, I didn’t say the house is "floating" either :-) But it looks as if the house is settling unevenly. The gap where the insulation is visible is quite large. What would be the best way to address this? In the first photo, you can see the gap is smaller at the front and larger at the back. Isn’t that unusual?
Ecki55270 schrieb:
In the first picture you can see,It seems to me that wishful thinking is at play here :-)https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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hanghaus200016 Jun 2021 18:22Are there no cracks anywhere inside?
I have the feeling that the basement insulation might have shifted. Just a guess.
It is unlikely that the basement settles while the house above it does not.
If this is causing you concern, consider consulting an expert.
I have the feeling that the basement insulation might have shifted. Just a guess.
It is unlikely that the basement settles while the house above it does not.
If this is causing you concern, consider consulting an expert.