All Jacked Up
I interrupt my regularly scheduled thankfulness to bring you an update on our house, mostly for documentation purposes but also because it will actually lead to a few things I'm especially thankful for at this point in time.
A long, long time ago, I can still remember... how our foundation made me cry. Have you heard about the effects the extremely dry winter, spring, and summer have had on foundations across the Midwest? I read an article in a few places and saw a story about in on the local news. Apparently the dry, dry weather has caused houses to settle more than the usual causing cracks in the foundation and ultimately cracks in the drywall inside homes. Of course, I read and heard all about this after we had realized this happened to our home.
It happened over the summer, sometime during our travel filled July. We were finally home for a while when Mike realized some serious cracks in the drywall in our family room. We're talking more than simple cracks that can be easily covered with a thin and well blended stroke of paint. The worst was near our ceiling where the wall was separating itself so much that you could almost stick a finger through the crack. Well, naturally I cried. I mean, what are you supposed to make of a situation you know isn't supposed to be happening, have no clue how to fix the problem you realize you're having, making you panic a bit to think about the cost of fixing the problem. It was all a bit overwhelming all at once mostly because it was a foundation problem. We knew it was a huge problem and consequently wasn't going to be cheap to fix. All in all, it was one heck of situation to find upon returning from a vacation (thought we are grateful we found this after our vacation).
It was still summertime which was helpful because we had time on our hands to problem solve. We scheduled a few consultations and were pleased to find out the problem was pretty standard, due to the dry conditions nothing else, could be fixed, but it would be costly. We realized pretty fast that we didn't have much of a choice and went ahead and scheduled the work. The work was actually scheduled in August but they didn't come out to complete the work until last week.
They installed 6 piers to the corner of our house that was settling so now our house sits on the piers and will not settle any further. They actually lift the house onto the piers and we could see the cracks closing up inside the house as they did their work. It was cool and strange all at the same time.
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They dug and worked so deep that I could even see them walking around from the window in the picture.
After 3 days, they finished their work. We're happy it's over and thankful there was a solution. Now, onto paying off this unexpected housework. Fun times. Between the roof in June and this work this month this house has certainly left it's mark on our finances. Luckily, we're still happy to call it home.
A long, long time ago, I can still remember... how our foundation made me cry. Have you heard about the effects the extremely dry winter, spring, and summer have had on foundations across the Midwest? I read an article in a few places and saw a story about in on the local news. Apparently the dry, dry weather has caused houses to settle more than the usual causing cracks in the foundation and ultimately cracks in the drywall inside homes. Of course, I read and heard all about this after we had realized this happened to our home.
It happened over the summer, sometime during our travel filled July. We were finally home for a while when Mike realized some serious cracks in the drywall in our family room. We're talking more than simple cracks that can be easily covered with a thin and well blended stroke of paint. The worst was near our ceiling where the wall was separating itself so much that you could almost stick a finger through the crack. Well, naturally I cried. I mean, what are you supposed to make of a situation you know isn't supposed to be happening, have no clue how to fix the problem you realize you're having, making you panic a bit to think about the cost of fixing the problem. It was all a bit overwhelming all at once mostly because it was a foundation problem. We knew it was a huge problem and consequently wasn't going to be cheap to fix. All in all, it was one heck of situation to find upon returning from a vacation (thought we are grateful we found this after our vacation).
It was still summertime which was helpful because we had time on our hands to problem solve. We scheduled a few consultations and were pleased to find out the problem was pretty standard, due to the dry conditions nothing else, could be fixed, but it would be costly. We realized pretty fast that we didn't have much of a choice and went ahead and scheduled the work. The work was actually scheduled in August but they didn't come out to complete the work until last week.
They installed 6 piers to the corner of our house that was settling so now our house sits on the piers and will not settle any further. They actually lift the house onto the piers and we could see the cracks closing up inside the house as they did their work. It was cool and strange all at the same time.
.JPG)
They dug and worked so deep that I could even see them walking around from the window in the picture.
After 3 days, they finished their work. We're happy it's over and thankful there was a solution. Now, onto paying off this unexpected housework. Fun times. Between the roof in June and this work this month this house has certainly left it's mark on our finances. Luckily, we're still happy to call it home.
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