[KY] Serving Crofton · Christian County Est. 2009

Foundation repair
in Crofton, KY

Ground Up Foundation Repair has served Crofton homeowners since 2009. Local Christian County crews, in-depth knowledge of the soil and climate conditions that affect foundations in this area, and a lifetime transferable warranty on every piered section.

Schedule Free Inspection (615) 624-1027

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Murfreesboro office

3617 Shelbyville Hwy

Murfreesboro, TN 37127

Phone

(615) 880-6449

Getting to you

About 135 minutes from the office, 107 miles.

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About Crofton

Homes and soil in Crofton

Christian County holds Crofton, in Kentucky. Crofton counts roughly 257 households and about 529 residents. The town runs 62 percent owner occupied, with 217 detached single family homes in the mix.

Our Murfreesboro office is the closest one: 107 miles, about 135 minutes. Countywide, Christian County holds 19,313 detached single family homes and runs 52 percent owner occupied. That is about 1 percent of every housing unit in Christian County. The county around it counts about 72,599 residents across 29,307 housing units. The median home was finished in 1968, with more of the stock built in the 1960s than in any other decade, 54 homes. Survey figures show a median home value of $77,100 and a median household income of $42,986. 159 of those homes are lived in by their owners and 98 are rented. About 202 homes, 79 percent of the stock, predate 1980 and the drainage standards that came with it.

Population and housing figures: American Community Survey, by way of the Signature Media market data set.

What we fix

Foundation problems we see in Crofton

Improper Drainage Around Foundation

The pre 1980 stock in Crofton runs to 202 homes, and original drainage is the first thing checked on those.

What this looks like

Sinking Foundation

The typical Crofton house dates to 1968, old enough that the ground under it has been through every wet spring and dry summer since.

What this looks like

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Local conditions

Why foundations move in Crofton

The seasonal cycle here

Southern Kentucky soils run a less aggressive shrink swell cycle than Middle Tennessee clay, with soil profiles that change from one county to the next.

What these homes were built like

Most of what we walk into here was built in the 1960s, 54 homes, around a median build year of 1968. Pre 1980 construction accounts for 202 homes here, and original drainage is the first thing checked on those. Of the owner occupied homes, 52 percent carry a mortgage.

The city covers ZIP code 42217.

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