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  1. DeanSullivan

    Cracked footing and settlement from earthquake.

    That story makes me hopefull, "Just add water". In that situation after one year with watering, did the soils actually rebound and push the foundation back up? I ask because my friend has a 3/4 in gap between the footing and stem wall at the corner and if im understanding correctly that gap...
  2. DeanSullivan

    Cracked footing and settlement from earthquake.

    Thanks for the input I wanted to report back with some answers to my questions. I called a reputable foundation contractor today and he said they would want a soils report before giving their proposal but he did say 30K was his ballpark cost for this type of job but of course its site specific...
  3. DeanSullivan

    Cracked footing and settlement from earthquake.

    Last year my friend was sitting in his house and heard a loud bang, he thought a car crashed into the house (it didn't). I told him that we had a small earthquake which is rare as we live 25 mile west of Chicago. After a few months he noticed staircase cracking on an exterior brick wall in the...

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