This is what the house looked like with all the foundation jacks sticking out from under it.
I thought these jacks looked kinda cool. They must be strong to be able to lift the house.
Friday, May 16, 2008
How Firm a Foundation...
...at least it is after today. We had the foundation company who did the repairs 12+ years ago come back and adjust 7 of the piers, as well as install 5 new steel piers. The piers that they previously installed were still under a partial warranty, so we only had to pay 50% of what they cost to install twelve years ago. The other owners never had any supports put on the front side of the house, although the foundation needed them. Because of that the house shifted down several inches on the front side and slid off of the piers that were supporting one side of the house. That is what caused the pipe to burst under our slab several months ago. We are going to fix everything correctly this time, and hopefully we won't have to deal with any more foundation drama while we own the house.
This is what the house looked like with all the foundation jacks sticking out from under it.
I thought these jacks looked kinda cool. They must be strong to be able to lift the house.
This is what the house looked like with all the foundation jacks sticking out from under it.I thought these jacks looked kinda cool. They must be strong to be able to lift the house.
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Isn't it fun discovering all the things that you never knew were going to go wrong with your house? Makes you almost want to live in an apartment again. I said almost!
Hey they do look pretty cool. And at least all the foundation repair holes will be on the OUTSIDE of your house, unlike ours. The foundation people my parents hired just came in, ripped up all the carpets, cememted up the holes and left. Yikes.
I hope everything goes well, and nothing else goes wrong (for awhile at least!)
Did Ren tell them how they ought to fix things? Or did she just bat those baby-blues at them?
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