The same forces of drought at work on the water mains work on house foundations as well. About a month ago, I walk out onto our back deck and see that the corner of the house has slipped down about an inch and a half. After further inspection, we found another crack near the front door (explaining why it's so hard to get that door locked.) The house has had foundation work in the past. So we called Olshan, the ones who had done the previous work. Their guy came out and took some measurements inside and out. Part of the damage was covered by their warranty. However, the house was never completely "wrapped" in the past - they had only put piers under about 2/3 of the house. So, we needed 8 more piers.
That work was done yesterday. It was not cheap. But I consider it an investment in the house. A foundation completely covered by the best foundation company in the area is a good selling point.
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