Foundation issue

[Jake Kain]

Good morning-

I recently discovered some foundation/structural issues with my primary residence. My girlfriend and I were moving furniture in a room that we currently haven’t much use for. I noticed a pretty significant crack in the drywall, molding near the floor separating, cracks in the stucco and other obvious signs of separation on the exterior wall. I am pretty sure the issue is from poor drainage design caused by the previous owner’s that I should have caught prior to this. The area outside the wall allows water to pond next to the foundation and I believe softening the dirt and allowing that corner to “sink”.

I have some connections through my job with structural and geotechnical engineers and have a friend coming to look at it this week. I also called my insurance and started a claim and am now waiting for an adjuster to call me back to schedule the inspection.

I am very concerned with dealing with foundation issues, especially since as of right now I don’t even know if the insurance will cover it. Has anyone else had experience with this in Arizona? Any words of advice for me?

Thanks in advance,

Jake