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Any severe seismic events would likely cause a Tsunami as it's one house from the pacific ocean, so the foundation would have to endure not only shaking, but water surge as well. Probably not going to scare a buyer away. Since the house is currently for sale, we were more concerned about the...

My question(s): what determines if foundation is substandard? How does one figure the lifespan of a post & pier and concrete block foundation (on sandy soil w/ no drainage problems)? Are there any other remedies aside from replacing the entire foundation and joist system? Our story is...