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    Sinking enclosed patio

    I have not fixed this yet. I am waiting for the spring time when I have some more money saved up and the weather is better. I do hope to find a way to save money by doing the work myself.
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    Sinking enclosed patio

    Thanks for the help and quick reply. I will check with the local mud jackers to see what they will be capable of.
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    Sinking enclosed patio

    itsreallyconc, I do not think there is a footer at all. I think it is just a slab poured on the ground. The frame is sitting on the slab. The cracks in the slab run from the center of the slab out to the perimeter. If mudjacking would work to raise the slab which is in 3 pieces and make it...
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    Sinking enclosed patio

    The slab was poured up to the house foundation and the covered porch is integrated into the house structure. So I do not want to tear down the existing porch structure except as a last resort. Someone suggested mud jacking the floor to level it off, then I would have to use a self leveling...
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    Sinking enclosed patio

    I think it is very possible to cut around the perimeter and pour a new floor. But I'm concerned that the remaining concrete around the perimeter (which has all of the load on it) will continue sinking and either separate from the new concrete or at least crack at the joint between new and old...
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    Sinking enclosed patio

    I have a house that was build really well in the 50's, but everything done after that, including an added enclosed patio was done poorly. The patio is about 10 feet deep and 20 feet wide. I just finished replacing the windows and siding for the house and patio. Now I pulled up the floor in...
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