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I’d like to hear opinions on this. I’m looking at an early 1900′s frame town house. I had an engineer come and look at it. He says the house is leaning back and he believes that the frame has shifted and
that the center beam is not touching the floors on the first floor. The basement is dirt and there is perhaps 500 sq ft that has not been dug out. There is only a tiny crawl space to the back… So my question is how much would it cost to dig out, pour a foundation (as
it seems to sit on dirt) and perhaps reframe/fix the frame. Also know of any contractors that do this or can give an estimate?

Unsure if this makes a difference, but the building is also NOT freestanding and has houses on both sides.