Murfreesboro Foundation Co, NotebookNotes on foundations in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County: what the ground here does, what repairs cost, permits and licensing, and how to tell a cosmetic crack from a moving one.https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/Thirty Inches of Difference: Rainfall and Clayhttps://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/rainfall-swing-and-what-clay-does/https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/rainfall-swing-and-what-clay-does/The Murfreesboro station recorded 40 inches of rain in 2007 and 71 in 2020. What that swing does to clay with real shrink-swell in it, and to the houses on top.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMurfreesboro Foundation CoFifteen Years Old and Cracking: Not Unusual Herehttps://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/new-build-settlement-murfreesboro/https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/new-build-settlement-murfreesboro/Census figures put the median Murfreesboro home at 2005. On a housing stock this young the common story is fill settlement on a graded pad, not old-house decay.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMurfreesboro Foundation CoCity or County: Two Offices, Two Code Editionshttps://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/city-or-county-permit-murfreesboro/https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/city-or-county-permit-murfreesboro/Murfreesboro enforces the 2018 residential code and Rutherford County the 2024 series. Which office issues your foundation permit depends on the city limits.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMurfreesboro Foundation CoSticking Doors: Seasonal Cycle or Real Movement?https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/sticking-doors-seasonal-or-structural/https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/sticking-doors-seasonal-or-structural/Doors that bind in February and swing freely in August are usually the soil breathing. Doors that get worse every year are not. How to tell which yours is doing.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMurfreesboro Foundation CoKarst Under Murfreesboro, in Plain Englishhttps://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/karst-under-murfreesboro/https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/karst-under-murfreesboro/The city describes what lies beneath it as caves, fissures and moving water working like a plumbing system. Here is what that means for a house on top of it.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMurfreesboro Foundation CoFoundations in the East Main and Maney Districtshttps://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/east-main-historic-district-foundations/https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/east-main-historic-district-foundations/Two National Register districts in Murfreesboro, one locally zoned with a review process. What that changes about foundation work on a genuinely old house.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMurfreesboro Foundation CoThe First Three Things to Do About a Crackhttps://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/first-three-things-when-you-spot-a-crack/https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/first-three-things-when-you-spot-a-crack/None of them cost money, all take under an hour, and together they answer more diagnostic questions than most inspections. Do these before you call anybody.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTMurfreesboro Foundation CoWhat a Floor-Level Survey Tells Youhttps://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/what-a-floor-level-survey-tells-you/https://murfreesborofoundationco.com/blog/what-a-floor-level-survey-tells-you/An hour with a laser turns an argument about whether a house is moving into a set of numbers. What the readings mean, and why the second survey is worth more.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMurfreesboro Foundation Co