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My friend is building this house for his sister. He took the picture today to show her that the ground had settled and caused her house to list a bit. Of course she was horrified. My friend told her they would have to block up the stove and a few other things in the house to make them level but that would be okay. She about started to cry. We then informed her it was just an optical illusion; good joke though.
I had a friend in Anchorage who had a house sink on him in the permafrost. After a great deal of hassle, I believe it was eventually condemned. It was a new house.
It was a few years back but I think it was in Amherst, NY (Buffalo area) that a whole bunch of homes and business's were sinking. They had to pump a slurry under them to stabilize them and some had to have buttresses added for stability.
I had a friend in Anchorage who had a house sink on him in the permafrost. After a great deal of hassle, I believe it was eventually condemned. It was a new house.
Real common thing here.
The worst one I have dealt with was 9 inches lower in the SE corner than the NW corner......one year after initial construction.
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Re: House sinking
[Re: corky]
#6693174 12/14/1912:27 PM12/14/1912:27 PM
No laughing matter for some folks. Good friend of mine lost a complete house to a poor build over shoddy fill. Thing was the previous owners knew it and didn't disclose. Buddy and his wife had to move out after a couple years. They recovered financially with help. Never got anything from insurance or lawsuit. Fortunately parents were able to help them a bit.
Re: House sinking
[Re: Boco]
#6693443 12/14/1905:50 PM12/14/1905:50 PM