# Basement foundation **URL:** \ **Category:** General Inspection Topics\ **Created:** [January 7, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186 "2023-01-07T01:38:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![klee27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/klee27/32/205920_2.png) [@klee27](https://forum.nachi.org/u/klee27)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/1 "2023-01-07T01:38:30Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/a/1/9/a191e824c647a4d27eab7aae924e6cff9a5fa6cd.jpeg) This crack in the ground was found under a double wide mobile home. Anyone know what could have caused it? Is it a serious problem? Any advice helps. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![mcyr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mcyr/32/173319_2.png) [@mcyr](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mcyr)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/2 "2023-01-07T01:44:18Z")
looks like a little river went through there. Water erosion from something. Any evidence of that from outside or underground? ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/3 "2023-01-07T01:45:23Z")
Begin with telling us your location! It could be from a ‘Fault line’ or water erosion, or…??? ---
**Author:** ![klee27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/klee27/32/205920_2.png) [@klee27](https://forum.nachi.org/u/klee27)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/4 "2023-01-07T01:58:46Z")
That black line is from a water line from the well. The only other thing I saw near the house was a downspout that was missing a splash block preventing the water from diverting away from the house. ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/5 "2023-01-07T02:01:48Z")
BTW… wheres the Basement located??? ---
**Author:** ![klee27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/klee27/32/205920_2.png) [@klee27](https://forum.nachi.org/u/klee27)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/6 "2023-01-07T02:14:09Z")
Sure. The property is at 28190 Lake Hill Ct Jonesburg, MO 63351. There are pictures on Zillow and [Realtor.com](http://Realtor.com). ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/7 "2023-01-07T02:27:31Z")
Seems kinda obvious to me without being there in person… ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/3/6/9/369b6020e2e71f3a269cf2a3f4cf1678b066b454.jpeg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/e/1/9/e19fa97aa482ef3a543b808d756406c4204fd1b0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![klee27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/klee27/32/205920_2.png) [@klee27](https://forum.nachi.org/u/klee27)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/8 "2023-01-07T02:43:49Z")
Please elaborate. ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/9 "2023-01-07T02:51:49Z")
> [@klee27](#): > > Please elaborate . Where are your relevent photos? What direction does the rainwater flow when coming down the hill? Look at the walls. Look at the ground. All the indications are there. ---
**Author:** ![kleonard](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/kleonard/32/170953_2.png) [@kleonard](https://forum.nachi.org/u/kleonard)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/10 "2023-01-07T03:05:27Z")
I would recommend that you call a local home inspector and then try to figure out the cause of it and if it should be of any concern. ---
**Author:** ![klee27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/klee27/32/205920_2.png) [@klee27](https://forum.nachi.org/u/klee27)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/11 "2023-01-07T03:11:24Z")
I see. So it’s definitely the downspout. Thanks for helping me out with this. ---
**Author:** ![bcawhern1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bcawhern1/32/408713_2.png) [@bcawhern1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bcawhern1)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/12 "2023-01-07T03:13:30Z")
![Screenshot_20230106-221232](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/e/9/5/e95b693fe64bb654e4319597f82c25190cf65da4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/13 "2023-01-07T03:13:36Z")
> [@klee27](#): > > So it’s definitely the downspout. No, absolutely NOT! Yes, it is contributing, but is not the primary issue. ---
**Author:** ![bcawhern1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bcawhern1/32/408713_2.png) [@bcawhern1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bcawhern1)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/14 "2023-01-07T03:14:10Z")
> [@kleonard](#): > > I would recommend that you call a local home inspector and then try to figure out the cause of it and if it should be of any concern. This … ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/15 "2023-01-07T03:16:47Z")
Funny… As your pic was loading, and I could only see the top (so far), I thought for certain you were going to say something like… “_Fishing for answers_…” or some such! LOL!! ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/original/4X/c/4/f/c4fd4326e96d3883dd79e72325cc53cbc69179a0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![klee27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/klee27/32/205920_2.png) [@klee27](https://forum.nachi.org/u/klee27)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/16 "2023-01-07T03:18:01Z")
I did. He literally said “ I don’t know”. Lol I guess I’ll find out after I purchase it. ---
**Author:** ![bcawhern1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bcawhern1/32/408713_2.png) [@bcawhern1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bcawhern1)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/17 "2023-01-07T03:20:30Z")
> [@klee27](#): > > He literally said “ I don’t know”. Lol Better than a line of BS 👍 I give him credit for that much. ---
**Author:** ![dtews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dtews/32/57038_2.png) [@dtews](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dtews)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/18 "2023-01-07T03:22:56Z")
That is not a crack. That is a ground fracture, and it needs to get looked at further by a geotech engineer to make sure it’s not the makings of a sinkhole over a large fissure. Your part of Missouri (and pretty much the lower two thirds of the state) has surface dolomite and carbonate rocks as the main surface geology. ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/19 "2023-01-07T03:23:14Z")
> [@klee27](#): > > I guess I’ll find out after I purchase it. Could be a huge mistake! Call another inspector, foundation contractor, or a Soils Engineer! You may be surprised what that hillside can do if it rains enough! ---
**Author:** ![klee27](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/klee27/32/205920_2.png) [@klee27](https://forum.nachi.org/u/klee27)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186/20 "2023-01-07T03:24:53Z")
Lol. Sure looks that way! [Next page](https://forum.nachi.org/t/basement-foundation/224186.md?page=2)