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Crawl space is dirt. Foundation material; poured concrete. Floor construction: Joists. Exterior wall construction: wood frame. Roof and ceilling fraiming: Trusses. 80% of the foundation was not visible at time of inspection. There is a moisture barrier in the crawl space there but it only covers about 90% of the ground and needs to be extended to the foundation walls. The lot slopes away from the house and there is eave mounted gutters and downspouts pointing away from the house. One of them is broken and pointed beside the house so that needs to be extended a couple feet. There were a couple small cracks in the foundation but he saw them as little concern and simply to fill/seal. That's all of the info for the foundation. I hope the reposted pictures help. By the sounds of it, the sill plate was underground originally, it started to rot out, so they replaced it and elevated it just above ground. Elevation was done poorly (obviously not U2), so there are not gaps there.

I am hoping somebody with the right expertise might be able to address some concerns I had with a recent home inspection of a house my wife and I are looking to buy. I will write what the inspector wrote for the FLOORS/SILLS Condition: -Gap under sills There has been some damage to the sill plate in the past under the east living room. It appears that the sill plate was originally below grade and most likely rotted out. A poor attempt at a repair was made as the sill plate is elevated with little support in some areas as well as being very wavy. I recommend that you do further evaluation to determine if further repairs will be necessary. Location: Crawl Space Task: Further Evaluation Needed Time: Immediate I greatly appreciate any input! I would like to know if this is a deal breaker or if this is easily fixable. And if it does require a professional what would a rough estimate be for cost? I live in British Columbia, Canada. The house was built in 1984. The rest of the house is quite structurally sound. The one section/corner of the house sitting above these sill gaps was found to have level/straight floor inside the house. So no sagging yet. Pictures: Click to Enlarge 621.3 KB Click to Enlarge 220.23 KB Click to Enlarge 695.3 KB Click to Enlarge 717.25 KB