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Marcie

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My patio home is sinking!

It is 30 years old, on concrete slab, the end unit; problems started about 3 years ago and have gotten worse. It is the only one in subdivision doing it. Have had 5 foundation companies ...»
out, estimate $20 - $25,000 to jack, pier it up, however, no one knows what the problem is. The city has run cameras and photographed all their lines; I've had my lines checked, all is clear. Before one spends this much money, you have to know what is causing the problem. It's been mentioned to have a Structural Engineer come out. Talked to several and they want $500.00. Can anyone give me some guidance?

The answer is no to construction around, digging, earth moving, etc. Nothing has changed in the 19 years I have lived here. Of course, the HMO says I own the ground it sits on so its my problem.

Marcie
Marcie Greensboro, NC on Dec 10, 2011
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    KMS Woodworks on Dec 16, 2011
    When my brother lived in France he told me about a project near his home. This was a new home ...»
    being built. The land was cleared by cutting down a lot of trees, these were then cut up and buried, then the home was built over this pile....when I heard that my jaw dropped....what idiots I thought. When those logs rot that entire foundation is going to shift in a very unpredictable way...not sure how the "code" system works in France but some new homeowner is going to have a headache in a few years.

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