Fun Fortress: Day 3 and 4: Into the Deep

Today our crew shrank back down to two. Me and Dad. We finished pulling up the flooring in the kitchen, which was a pain cause there were 2 layers of linoleum on top of a layer of Fiber Board. Tapping in the nails, screws and staples afterward was a P.I.T.A. But its done now. So nothing original is left in the kitchen, except the plumbing. Midday we cut a hole in the floor to get a better access to the crawlspace so that we could inspect the sinking foundation. When we surveyed the floor using our Water Bubble Level we found that the South side of the house had sank almost 1" and 1/8th from the center girder in the house which is supporting the metal joists. After a day of crawling around under the house, adjusting the floor with 10 ton screw jacks, we are pretty close to being level again. I think we will have it by today. Next we are going to have to insert some boards under the mudsills (which are sitting off the foundation right now!) so that when we lower the dining room down off the jacks, the house stays close to level.

ANyways, its been fun so far, despite spending 7 hours crawling around in dirt, concrete, and not to mention a spider heaven! God forgive me for killing a Black Widow today. They are magnificient spiders, but I dont think you intended for them to come within 2 feet from my face. Sorry.