Summary
"The soil type we have is known as an expansive clay," said Ari Marantz, president of the Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors -- Manitoba, and who also writes the Ask the Inspector column in the Free Press Sunday Homes. The clay is susceptible to expansion during wet seasons and dramatic shrinking in dry seasons.
"The last few years, the soil has been pretty saturated, it may even be at its maximum saturation point. Now, in a dry year, the soil shrinks from the foundation but when it expands again, this will cause problems, putting serious pressure on foundation walls.""If you water along the base of the wall, the water will just go straight down into the weeping tile and be taken away," said Gerry Bonham, general manager of Abalon. "You should put the water down about (two metres) from the foundation wall."See the full content of this document
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House Foundations Face Peril
Long dry spell in our soil type can spell trouble
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