From: "Don K" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house misc.consumers.frugal-living
Subject: Re: Checking previous mud-jacking job
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:05:51 -0500

"mypet"  wrote in message
news:cc853df3.0402211033.1adbc265@posting.google.com...
> As I mentioned before, our son is currently shopping for a house.  He
> took off with one of the checklists I found on the net with a realtor.
>  He told the realtor that what he was looking for was a property with
> possible cosmetic or fixable problems in a good neighborhood that he
> could handle in exchange for a reduced selling price.  There were
> several good possibilities that he has here on his check further list.
>  The one property that he liked the most and had the best price was a
> property that had recently had had to have the foundation mudjacked (
> or is it mud jacked?) AND during the process they found termite damage
> which was (supposedly) treated and repaired.
>
> He would like suggestions on how to check for further damage that was
> not fixed or how to be sure the foundation work was done properly.
> I'm getting a bad feeling about this house because I know the owner.
> They are local people with no real reason to move except to get away
> from a problem house! Suggestions?

I had no idea what mudjacking was, but googled it and found it's
when the foundation moves and gets damaged due to high water content
in the soil.

http://www.foundationrepair.org/foundation_maitainence.htm

IMO, you need to have a competent person assess the existing damage
and then determine the cause. Whether fixing it is a DIY job or not
depends on what the cause is.

You're probably right in guessing the owners are sick of dealing
with it and just want out.

Don