http://yourhoustonhomeinspector.com/for-the-buyer/ihow-slab-grade-foundation-madei/ A Houston home inspector looks at homes and his community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:55:51 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://yourhoustonhomeinspector.com/for-the-buyer/ihow-slab-grade-foundation-madei/#comment-3244 frankschulteladbeck Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:24:14 +0000 http://yourhoustonhomeinspector.com/for-the-buyer/ihow-slab-grade-foundation-madei/#comment-3244 There are products that deal with rust which can be purchased at automotive stores or hardware stores. I would use this product first, then buy a bag of mortar cement. Place a cement cap on the ends to stop further damage. As for the cable, this is a bit strange. I wonder if it was placed under tension. If after 19 years, this cable has not caused damage, you may be alright, but I would have this examined by a qualified professional. Some foundation companies come out to give a free estimate, so you could ask for this, and they can tell you what is happening. There are products that deal with rust which can be purchased at automotive stores or hardware stores. I would use this product first, then buy a bag of mortar cement. Place a cement cap on the ends to stop further damage. As for the cable, this is a bit strange. I wonder if it was placed under tension. If after 19 years, this cable has not caused damage, you may be alright, but I would have this examined by a qualified professional. Some foundation companies come out to give a free estimate, so you could ask for this, and they can tell you what is happening.

]]> http://yourhoustonhomeinspector.com/for-the-buyer/ihow-slab-grade-foundation-madei/#comment-3242 Shekar Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:39:27 +0000 http://yourhoustonhomeinspector.com/for-the-buyer/ihow-slab-grade-foundation-madei/#comment-3242 Great articles. I started paying attention to my slab while watering around today. I noticed several tension cable ends showing rust even though cement cap around them like you show in your pictures. What can we do to correct it? House is 19 years old and one corner is settling a lot more and causing brick separation of nearly half inch at 2 story level and several cracks on interior 2 story roof (I do not think they were caused by storage, although I will advise my family not to store any light items also as they go bad due to heat in attic). I also found a tension cable on west side with a black plastic cap on it that comes out about 4 + feet into flower bed. Is this bad??? Thanks. Great articles. I started paying attention to my slab while watering around today. I noticed several tension cable ends showing rust even though cement cap around them like you show in your pictures. What can we do to correct it? House is 19 years old and one corner is settling a lot more and causing brick separation of nearly half inch at 2 story level and several cracks on interior 2 story roof (I do not think they were caused by storage, although I will advise my family not to store any light items also as they go bad due to heat in attic). I also found a tension cable on west side with a black plastic cap on it that comes out about 4 + feet into flower bed. Is this bad??? Thanks.

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