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Thanks for the welcome, Glenn. I wish I knew about this community earlier. You guys are so great! That does sound like a major undertaking, yet so tempting since you've laid out a sketch of what needs to be done for me so nicely. I will watch that movie though before I try to do anything...

Yes, it is a pocket door. It slides right into the wall cavity. My guess is also that the door area bears some weight because the dip in the floor upstairs is most severe in that area. I am relieved to hear about the post. I am going to sleep a little better tonight. Thanks so much...

Well, the post seems solid other than the cracks. I didn't see any powdery stuff when I poked around with a screwdriver. This is good. The idea of replacing the sliding door nook with a wall sounds good to me. I think I will see about having that put in. I wish I could do it myself. I do...

Thanks for the welcome. You are absolutely correct. This is an old old house. It was built in 1910 and has endured some unfortunate makeovers through the years. The floor does extend to the other end of the house which is about 21 ft in length. I'd be so relieved to know for sure that the...

Hi everyone. I have this post in my basement with cracks in it that I would like some opinion on. Does it look like something I should be concerned about? I've asked my inspector about it two years ago when I bought the house and he didn't think it was a major problem. But I would like to...