Goodlettsville Foundation Repair for Older Ranch Homes

Foundation Care for Goodlettsville's Ranch Homes

Goodlettsville is about 12 miles north of downtown Nashville and straddles the line between Davidson and Sumner counties. Many of its neighborhoods are made up of older single-story ranch homes, often brick, built over crawl spaces or on slabs. These houses have stood for a long time, and the support underneath them has had plenty of seasons to shift.

In older Goodlettsville ranches, common signs include a crack in the brick that steps diagonally from a window corner, a floor that slopes toward the center of the house, and a gap where the chimney meets the wall. Original block piers in the crawl space may have sunk a little, and wooden beams can sag if piers are spaced too far apart. Most of these issues can be corrected by re-supporting and re-leveling the floor system.

Mansker Creek runs through town, and properties near the creek and its low areas can see wet soil and standing water after heavy spring storms. Water collecting against a foundation softens the clay, which can lead to settling on that side of the house. In Goodlettsville, we pay close attention to how water moves across each lot, because better drainage often keeps a repair from being needed again. Many of these homes have also been updated over the years with new kitchens, heavier countertops or removed interior walls. Changes like that can shift loads onto beams that were not sized for them, which is one more thing we check under the house.