Garage Column Settlement

Do you have a crack above your two-car garage column? Many times, the column between a 2 or 3-car garage can settle under the concentrated weight load it carries. Some signs of foundation settlement include:

• Horizontal cracks at the top of the garage column
• Stairstep cracks that start at the top of the garage column, with wider cracks at the bottom and smaller cracks as they move up
• Cracking in the garage floor on one or more corners, especially near the doors
• Sheetrock cracking above the garage doors or on the column (visible from inside the garage)
• Water pooling around the garage column from either rain or vehicle runoff.