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    Pier/Beam DYI Level attempt

    Thanks for the comments and welcome Inspector D! According to other owners in my neighborhood (~70% are the orignial owners) most houses have had professional leveling done, but all have the same cracks and issues as the houses that have had no work done. We have to run the sprinklers on a...
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    HVAC guys - Estimates

    Why, thanks once more Square Eye for the response! I was afraid of that...exactly what I thought using my handy BTU/tonage cheat book. I'm thinking supplementary AC for the hot room/rooms. Not looking to dump $5-8K in new AC anytime soon. Dang again.
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    Pier/Beam DYI Level attempt

    For the reply! Actually, I've got a little of both: sagging exterior load bearing, causing a drop (rather dramtically) towards the wall in one room, and a hallway that falls towards the center of the house in another. The good news on the interior hall is that the floor falls towards the small...
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    HVAC guys - Estimates

    just a little on this; I've got a house about the same size (~2200 , ~50 years old). System is about 5 years old and is a 10 sear, 2 ton. According to my very quick, very uneducated guess, the unit is on the small side for the size of the house. I have the original cheese cloth windows...
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    Pier/Beam DYI Level attempt

    Good morning! Just found the forum, and I've done a bit of search...thought I would ask the question and get some opinions. The house: 50 years old, pier and beam brick venier/wood floors The soil: Texas black gumbo clay (the stinky stuff) The symtoms: typical cracks in walls and...
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