The house I just bought is three stories tall, built into a moderate
hillside. The ground floor is not as large as the floor above it, and
there's a 'workshop' in the crawlspace behind the ground floor, beneath
the second floor. This workshop has a sloped dirt floor. It goes from
about 7.5 ' tall to about 6' tall over the span of about 8'. What I'd
like to do is dig this out so it's flat and pour a slab. But I'm
worried that this dirt is supporting the foundation, and if I remove
too much of it the pressure from the dirt on the other side would
eventually do some harm. Needless to say, I know nothing about this
stuff . Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Fork