I think their is something wrong with the foundation in the garage :(
Processing img qo65802rlmhf1...
House is around about 7 years old . We had it for 2 of those years.
I saw these white stains on the side and originally thought they were just salt stains from the previous owners parking their vehicles in the garage during the winter, figured they were from the melting snow off the cars.
I attempted to scrub them last year with just a broom and vacuum. It didn’t get rid of the white stains but cleaned it up a bit. Noticed this year that fuzzy white stuff came back. The one section closer tot he garage door I poked at it with a finger and pieces started to come off. Poked it again with a screw driver and more pieces came off. Eventually I hit solid part of the wall that you currently see in one of the pics.
From my research online, I understand what’s likely causing this is water on the other side of the wall creating “eflourescnce” . I figured it can’t be a bad pour or else the entire foundation around the house would exhibit the same symptoms but it seems to be only concentrated on the garage wall.
On the other side of this wall (outside) the asphalt is graded away from the wall.
The downspout goes into the ground. My neighbor tells me it would go into the weeping tile and then eventually end up in the sump pump on the other side of the house.
Im no expert, but upon some comments on downspouts and weeping tiles, it seems draining the roof water into the weeping tile is a no no as it could overwhelm the system with the excess water. Is this is what’s likely happening to the garage wall? To much water going into the weeping tile in that area?
Im not sure whether to contact a structural engineer or a contractor that specializes in foundation repairs or reach out to the tarion warranty people.
I am of course, very sad that this has happened and that I didn’t pick up on it during the walk through. We were hoping buying a newer home meant we shouldn’t have to worry about any major issues other than maintences.
Your advice would be very helpful on how to approach this :(
Posted Aug 7, 2025, 4:41 PM UTC