Walk In Crawl Space Wall Collapsing

I looked at a rehab house with a walk in crawl space, dirt floor (wet) with old coal shoot and furnance under the house. You enter the crawl from a flight of stairs from inside the house.. The dirt wall under the foundation is collapsing into the crawl space. About 6 inches of bottom of foundation is exposed now. Former owner tried a skim coat of concreat to no avail - it collapsed also. Any suggestions as to how to make this a permanent fix if I buy this?

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  • RonInAZ20th February, 2005

    Dig it out and pour a proper footing? Call a contractor.

  • kjohns182nd March, 2005

    Just something to think about. If you plan on selling this house, your market will be much narrower as this will scare most average buyers away. Most likely resulting in a longer market time or reduced price.

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