What Foundation Check Require while Buying New Property?

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What Foundation Check Require while Buying New
Property?
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• To understand foundation and its checkpoints, we
  have to clarify some points
• What is foundation?
• Types of foundations?
• What is the role in our building?

After understanding these points,well learn
about what checks are needed buying a new
property.
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What is The Foundation of Property?

• What is The Foundation of Property?

• Foundation is the first base or first area of any
  property on which any property/building get stand
  or stable or constructed.

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Types of Foundation

• There are 5 types of foundation, mention below
• Basement Foundations
• Crawlspace Stem Walls
• Concrete Slab Foundations
• Wood Foundations
• Pier and Beam Foundations

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What is The Role of Foundation in Our Building?

• If we talk about the role or necessity of the
  foundation and its strength then we should not
  imagine a luxurious home, modern office, or any
  stylish interior and exterior property without
  its stability and strength.

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Whole building or constructed area is depend on
it. Lets take an example

• Think about kids game of slabs on one another and
  creating stories/building of them. We remove one
  by one slab or block without destroying whole
  building. We must be successful but if we remove
  the first base or foundation on which whole
  building is depended, our stories will get zero
  level.

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• So, while having new building, home, or any
  commercial property, you should check following
  checkpoints-
• How old is property
• Its foundation type
• Foundation strength and condition
• Material that used for Foundation construction
• What service would require to repair in future
• Underpinning Service
• Restumping Service

• House levelling condition
• Last repaired time
• Soil test
• Etc.

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