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I am in the process of looking to buy a home. Many of the homes that I have come across have foundations that have settled quite significantly to such an angle that I could roll a marble from one end to the other. Can you tell me what kind of costs I would be looking at if I decided to buy such a home and fix the foundation.

Answer:

You don't want to know and if you do, you may not want the house. If the foundation has settled it can be under-pinned but that can come a cost you don't want to have much to do with.

Courtesy of Ren Molnar, Construction Consultant at HomeFocus.com. I can also be reached at (613) 748-3003 and Home Focus � The Radio Show is broadcast live 8 to 10 A.M. (Ottawa, Ont. time) on Saturdays on www.cfra.com.

Answered By: Ren Molnar

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