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Jacking up your house

From: jhelmin@hrtheory.com
Category: Plumbing
Remote Name: 69.161.75.72
Date: 11 Dec 2004
Time: 08:46 AM

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I have a house that was built in 1890. It has the original stone & mortar foundation with a concrete floor in the basement. The house seems to have dropped a few inches in the center. I do have jacks in my basement. However, those were in place before I bought the house. My question is how do I safely jack up the house in the basement so that I can counteract the settling in the center

 

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