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Oculus Spirit [75717]
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Deer trusted advisers. Who would you have look
Oct 14, 2019, 8:41 AM
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at a foundation before the likes for Canty or Ramjack? My windows are fine, I don't see any cracks in the wall, and the inspection report mentions a lintel around some HVAC opening but that is all. .
My concert is some spots the floor is uneven. Clearly those companies are going to find something wrong.
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Slab or wood frame crawl space?
Oct 14, 2019, 9:42 AM
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If wood, could be from an old moisture problem
Terminex will check that at the same time they look for critters.
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Oculus Spirit [75717]
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Wood fram crawl space. The moisture
Oct 14, 2019, 9:48 AM
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levels were just were at the top of the acceptable range back in March so that may be it. I do Inspection showed one bit of rot, but not in the areas where the floor is worrying me. It could be time to just sister up all those joist though.
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Aero level: 1000***
Oct 14, 2019, 9:50 AM
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Oculus Spirit [75717]
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Yeah it is. I can't fix it.***
Oct 14, 2019, 9:51 AM
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Oculus Spirit [75717]
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Not like that, but I do think there will be
Oct 14, 2019, 9:53 AM
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some screwing involved.
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Is there a moisture barrier down?
Oct 14, 2019, 9:56 AM
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if not, that is step 1. Hire somebody to do it. Trust me, you don't want to do that yourself.
Also, sister all the joists like you said.
I would also add in a couple more pillars especially under the sagging portions.
Do all of that then forget it.
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Oculus Spirit [75717]
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Yep, new moisture barrier was put down
Oct 14, 2019, 10:12 AM
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as part of the seller repairs.
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Oct 14, 2019, 9:56 AM
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No suggestions, but I have a myriad of issues as well and have been kicking around the idea of seeking professional help.
I have a living room that was added on in the 60's that slopes away from the house at a severe angle. The room is probably 20' long (maybe a bit less) and probably drops 4" from one end to the other... The chimney on the far end of that room leans like a MF as well.
I'm thinking about demo'ing the chimney my self and jacking that floor back to level (1/8" per day).
I also may bring someone in to do it for me, but that goes against everything I believe in.
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Oculus Spirit [75717]
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Your stuff sounds more serious than mine.
Oct 14, 2019, 10:14 AM
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I've got no chimney lean, no cracks in the foundation or drywall. I do have some cracks in the carport cement and on the back patio area So that may be a worry. I feel like inspector man would have said something about that though.
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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Got any oak trees near the carport?
Oct 14, 2019, 10:19 AM
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There's your answer.
I saw one of the foundation fix guys want to charge my FIL $10K to fix his garage foundation, when if he'd looked outside and seen the 30 year old oak tree 5 feet from the garage, he'd see why one section of concrete was cracking/drooping.
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90% of those companies are pure scams
Oct 14, 2019, 10:21 AM
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based on them, you will never not need your house jacked up for any reason.
When we were shopping for a house, we only came across one house that would need one. We decided against buying the house though because a convicted pedophile actively molested a whole bunch of kids in it.
Didn't want that vibe going on.
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How much extra were they charging for the
Oct 14, 2019, 10:30 AM
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child molester vibe?
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All the pictures you could find***
Oct 14, 2019, 10:34 AM
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You coulda found the pics and paid for the house in bitcoin***
Oct 14, 2019, 10:37 AM
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Oculus Spirit [75717]
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According to DadAdidas,
Oct 14, 2019, 10:48 AM
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THey cut down a HUGE oak tree to build the living room on to my house... Coincidence??? I think not.
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If I drop a plumb bob from the top of my chimney down to the
Oct 14, 2019, 10:49 AM
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ground, it's 6" out of plumb. At least it's leaning away from the house. I don't use the chimney, so I may just get rid of the damnthing.
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I can save you some time
Oct 14, 2019, 10:25 AM
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Canty/Ramjack quote will be between $25k and $40k. No matter your issue or lack thereof.
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Oculus Spirit [75717]
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That is 2.5 to 4 times what I was thinking it would be.***
Oct 14, 2019, 10:29 AM
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All-TigerNet [13764]
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#### for 40k you could probably get close to having a
Oct 14, 2019, 10:39 AM
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contractor redo all the floors and repair any joist/subfloor issues at the same time. Dayum
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"house leaning? Sounds like a flat tire" - FBCOACH***
Oct 14, 2019, 10:38 AM
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I’d like to kick Canty in the balls for making such
Oct 14, 2019, 10:45 AM
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shltty commercials
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