10/14/2026
Homeowners usually call about the crack. The more useful question is what has changed around it โ downspouts discharging next to the foundation, ground sloping toward the house, puddles that linger after the rain stops, staining, erosion, or a retaining wall holding back more water than it used to. In Colorado, expansive soils, snowmelt, and freeze-thaw cycles are all part of that picture. Sometimes the answer is drainage correction, sometimes repair, sometimes a monitoring plan.
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