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Interesting. For some reason I thought you had to lift the house to replace piles. Learnt something new today.
Yeah, that's what I thought too but lifting would introduce all sorts of risks involving the building twisting so it's been designated Last Resort.
Makes sense. I guess you just put a jack next to a pile while you swap it out for a new one. Our house is sinking on one side (apparently not uncommon for a house of its age, especially where there was a fireplace on a concrete foundation and the rest of the house on wooden piles), so I've been curious about the process of repiling. I guess for us, twisting the house is inevitable if we want the house flat agin.
From what I gather, we'll be adding more piles but not neccessarily taking the old ones out? I'm a bit fuzzy on the details, having zoned out of the conversation and into a mild panic attack, lol.
Ah interesting. I'd assume rotten oones should go but maybe they are ok if they don't touch the house.