gore wrote:
I have a home built in 1848. It has a stone foundation that has sunk and has
been sunk for several decades (I can tell this by the way the previous
owners who remolded in the 60's just made the baseboards wider to compensate
for the sagging floor). This morning I was walking the dogs and noticed a
section of the outside wall had fallen out. It looks like this has been a
trouble spot before because there are different types of mortar and cement
from previous repairs. I have some links to pictures and what I am hoping is
what I need to repair this, but I was wondering if anyone had any better
ideas or advice on how I can permanently fix this. I am by no means a mason,
and I think I am going to have a problem situating the stones back in where
they would actually do something structural rather than just lay in there.
Any suggestions?

Thanks
Shane

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...oundation2.jpg
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...foundation.jpg
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...115&lpage=none



I only looked at the first pic, but I suspect the real answer to your
question is "call a foundation pro." I suspect that the real fix will
involve temporarily supporting that side of the house, demo'ing a
section of the foundation wall, pouring a new footing, and building a
new wall. Unless a vintage look is important to you I might suggest
using cinder block rather than stone, and maybe covering the outside
with a stone facing to make it look consistent from the street.

nate

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