OH MY GOSH OUR HOUSE!!!

So... we got back from Colorado the other night.  And this was what we came home to.



The foundation repair company we entrusted did indeed right most of the foundation-type wrongs in the house.



They moved the necessary furniture and finished removing the flooring from the living room.



They drilled 16 holes throughout the house and around it, and they installed the corresponding 16 piers to help lift the house.



Apparently our house was built with no interior beams (or else the beams that are there are too thin to be structurally significant), so the company installed steal plates to help distribute the load on the piers.



When they did leak testing after they installed the piers, it became apparent that we do, indeed, have a big leak (or multiple leaks) in the drain pipes under our house.



That was probably the reason for so much shifting and extensive foundation problems.



We'll get the plumbing company to actually do the testing to determine where the leaks are in about 2 weeks, and we can't replace the flooring until then--since it's likely the plumbing company will have to drill back down through the concrete to replace the leaking pipes.



Living with bare concrete in the living room for 2 weeks with a toddler was a non-starter for me, so Ginnie and I went to find a cheap carpet remnant.



We've swept, vacuumed, and mopped most of the house at least once, and I'm glad to say it's pretty liveable now.  It'll do for the next 2 weeks, anyways.

I'm nervous to hear what the plumbing company says, because the last 2 estimates we've gotten have been rather pricey.  If they have to replace all the drain pipes under our house, I'll be so sad.  It'll mean a significant change in our car-purchasing plans for the near future.  But I am also so thankful to God for the ability to fix what's wrong with our house, and for the relative non-seriousness of this problem, compared to so many others we could be facing.



My list of things I'm grateful for today: carpet remnants, vacuum cleaners, and mops.  Lucy, Daniel, and our families.  Air conditioning.