In article , Mike Dobony says...

Banty wrote:
In article , Mike Dobony says...
Mac wrote:
I apologize for the vagueness of my post.
We did use a home inspector. The report stated "above average settling". I
called him and asked him point blank and he said that the house had probably
settled as much as it was going to and that it wasn't an "oh no!" situation.
When I asked him if he would buy this house he said he could loose his
liceance for answering that question.
Some of the cracks are pretty large, a 1/4" or more and run horizontaly the
length of one wall, another verticaly (right through the block) from top to
bottom, several step cracks with varying widths (one I can see daylight
through at the window well), and there is a "T" crack where the wall has
pushed in about a 1/4".
This is a major problem and requires blocking and boxing to repair.
Also get a FOUNDATION REPAIR company to look at the house. This is
beyond the scope of a standard home inspection service. Also, the
foundation repair estimate better be free or look elsewhere.

"Blocking and boxing"?

Banty



That is what they call the reinforcement of foundation walls.

But in which way? There are several ways. A google search showed a way to
retro-fit piers, but most likely that does not apply to the OP. I found nothing
searching on "blocking and boxing" (or the reverse) and foundation in Google.

Banty (just curious about this stuff)