mjr6550 Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 I come across some old houses built on fill that have settled an excessive amount. The one I looked at yesterday has settled a little over 10 inches more at the front than the rear. Despite this movement the house is generally very sound-just not very level. Click to Enlarge 36.28 KB Click to Enlarge 23.49 KB Click to Enlarge 21.94 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Reminds me of inspecting the Wissinoming and Logan sections of Phila in the 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Or, Norwalk Connecticut http://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/02/nyreg ... -case.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Sounds like Amherst, NY. Dozens of hone's built in the late 80s through the early 90s are sinking. Some have been demolished, others repaired. Stigmatized properties are eligible for a 50% reduction in tax assessment. If you want to build a deck in Amherst you need to do soil compaction testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 We have a few 'hoods where brilliant minds decided 115 years ago to fill in creek beds and drainage slough so they could build more houses. Kinda like these places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Kinda like a float house at low tide, eh? I couldn't live with that. Besides falling over trying to walk down the hall, I'd be re-hanging pictures and hearing how I hung them crooked all over the place, no thanks. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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