It's time to break ground and get to work. All the planning has led up to this point. I sure hope this works. The next few days are going to be digging out the footers for the posts.

After discovering the state of the wood under the spray foam, and discussing the new situation with the structural engineer; we decided that the only solution that was sure to keep our foundation from crumbling out from underneath us...was to replace it.

Just when you think you're about to make some progress...BAM! After doing all the research and figuring out how we would put support under the foundation to resolve the deflecting trusses, our worst nightmare came true.

So after deciding that we were going to take this on ourselves, we devised plan A.

So the big question we needed to answer was...should we do this work ourselves, or do we hire the professionals to do it? You might be thinking...is that even possible? Can you DIY your foundation work? I mean, it's the FOUNDATION!!! Well...

Before we address any of the support issues, we all agree (us and the contractors) and know that the moisture issue needs to be addressed. We can add support until we are green in the face, but if we don't dry out the atmosphere in the crawlspace, we'll continue to battle a deteriorating foundation.

There are few things more unsettling than discovering that the foundation of your home is unstable and will need repair. When we moved in we saw some signs of settling and thought that these signs were from long ago during the stages of a new home nestling into its comfy cozy spot. Obviously not something you want your home to do...