So we learned this week that our house was built without footings. The house was built in 1929, so it's pretty common, but still a little -- if you forgive the pun -- unsettling. Our contractor needs to create an underpinning wall to support the foundation, so there will be a bit of a delay in pouring the foundation for the addition. Serenity now.
We also learned that a small bump-out addition that one of the previous owners created in the 1950s was REALLY built without footings, which explains the sloping floor and occasional leaks in that part of the kitchen. Our contractor really wanted to take the excavator to it and demolish it once and for all, but our architect intervened and found a way to support it properly so we can build a second floor over it. We narrowly escaped the loss of our kitchen in a 24-hour period.
I can't wait until they start demolishing to see what's underneath these floors and in these walls!
