Because of the warped floor, we had a problem when setting the house down. The kitchen didn't touch down to the foundation, and worse yet, the middle of the house had a "belly" -- a low spot. So most of the weight of the house came down on this woefully inadequate temporary wall, framed of 2x4s. Upon noticing this, the contractor quickly re-lifted the house and reinforced the walls.
To address the problem of the kitchen hovering in the air, pull-downs were fashioned out of brackets and all-thread. We all want to be sure the house is done moving before we begin the work of building and repairing walls.
Here's a shot of the gap between house and foundation four days after it was set down.
Same shot yesterday, three weeks after touchdown. We've got a little ways to go, but it's quickly getting there.
The next five photos picture samples of the resultant damage from the leveling of a structure that's been crooked for over half a century.
This is an archway near the center of the house. It's not original work. We're seeing damage like this on three arches on the main floor.
This is the about the worst wall failure. The top of the door frame is now sloping down about 5° to 10° to the left.
This damage was helped along by water intrusion. I pulled it apart prior to taking the shot, but the whole exposed area bulged out like a bubble and cracked.
This is about the worst exterior stucco damage we could find. It's on the other side of the toilet in the photo above. There was also some minor, hairline cracking in other locations.
The roof completely failed. With the center of the house raising, and the one corner being pulled down, the roof couldn't handle the tension and simply into two pieces.
