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Front Room

Our Sauder and Bush bookshelves were retired and we organized this room to give Bill a music room and library where he can compose, practice, and be comfortable.

But when we went to start the project, we ran into a big problem. The living room carpet was sitting on a false floor that was hiding a concrete slab that had sunken in and broken in two! Other cracks in the walls indicated that the six piers that were placed ten years before we bought the house were not enough to do the job of stabilizing the living room and foyer that had been sinking. They only held up one end. We were still sinking in the middle and the other end!
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More air!
More air!
The cave under the living room floor.
The cave under the living room floor.
The front left corner of the living room floor.
The front left corner of the living room floor.
Moving toward the back of the living room.
Moving toward the back of the living room.
the crack goes all the way across the slab.
the crack goes all the way across the slab.
So the middle of the room has sunk the most and the floor is higher in the front and the back.
So the middle of the room has sunk the most and the floor is higher in the front and the back.
Behind the front door, see how the slab has sunken.
Behind the front door, see how the slab has sunken.
That is the door on the left, see how the slab has sunken and cracked.
That is the door on the left, see how the slab has sunken and cracked.
First you dig a hole.
First you dig a hole.
Then you use these steel pipes with screw blades on them to drill down.
Then you use these steel pipes with screw blades on them to drill down.
When the pipe is in place, a brace goes under the foundation.
When the pipe is in place, a brace goes under the foundation.
And this rig is put in place so that they can try to lift the house once all 6 are in place.
And this rig is put in place so that they can try to lift the house once all 6 are in place.
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