This is the story of what happened when we received a call from a homeowner about cracks in several areas of a house’s sheetrock. The home ended up with a full house lift one year later. The Concern The two-story, wood-framed, split-level house was constructed in 1957 in a flood zone on Long Island, New York. The house suffered flood damage from Hurricane Sandy, similar to thousands of houses flooded each year in weather events. However, the damage at this house was different because of its construction techniques and the area’s underground factors. See existing damage in photos ...
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