Repairing a house's foundation - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Repairing a house's foundation.




Previously:

Expanding foundation foam - GIF
Giant core barrel for drilling foundations - video and photo
Mat foundation pouring operation - photo
Setting a foundation bracket - GIF

[rgsparber]

Classic case of the low cost of doing right the first time versus heroic effort to fix it later.

[sossol]

Classic case of the low cost of doing right the first time versus heroic effort to fix it later.

Not necessarily poor workmanship. One of my neighbors had theirs done.The foundation was done in what was correct when the house was built circa 1930s, but was damaged due to water infiltration and age. They took the opportunity to lower the floor and open the space. I'd like to do that to my house and expand the basement, but it would cost half as much as the house is worth.

Neil

[nova_robotics]

I live in an old area. A lot of houses have stone foundations and mud cellars. My father was a carpenter, and 20 years ago I helped him jack up a few houses and put foundations under them. It's a pretty common occurrence to see a house jacked up in the air around here.

But having done this job before, I would say they went a bit crazy with their height. You don't need to lift these things nearly that much.