In article , dk says...

Banty wrote:
In article , dk says...
Big_Jake wrote:
On Jul 7, 10:37 am, dk wrote:
My 82 year mother lives in a house where the floor is sinking in one
corner of the house. The basement floor is cracked and sinking along
the outer walls. The house walls and ceiling are plastered and I'm
afraid that the ceiling is going to come down.

I know there are many companies that claim they can correct the problem
and I'm a little leery.Any ideas as to the best way to correct the
problem and the cost associated with correcting the problem.

Thanks
David Kight
Extra information would be really helpful. Such as:

1) Climate or location
2) Slab, crawlspace, or full basement.
3) Age of house

Cost of this type of work will vary dramatically depending on your
area. For example, in my area, we have full basements for the most
part, which have to have footings below the frost line, which is about
4 feet down. One corner sinking is rare in my area, but is a really
bad thing, that could cost huge money to fix.

Please give us more detail.

JK

The location is Akron, Ohio and the house has a finished basement. I'm
guessing that the house was built in the 1950s.

The floor of the basement is heaving along the corner. According to my
brother, she had a severed piped from the dishwasher that may have gone
undetected for quite some time. Water apparently was draining directly
into the basement.

How far is the basement floor below grade?

Banty

I would guess 6 ft on the side in question.

Inadequate footing, maybe. A lot of houses like that didn't have the right
footings and had the basement not far enough below grade.

You may need to consult an engineer. My 1960 ranger didn't have footings on the
walk-out side of the lower floow ("basement" on the other side, a story below
grade.) Seasonal heaving eventually started breaking up the block.

Banty