Our Level Best

Soon after the roof fiasco, Deder and Jesse (the contractor) spend a Saturday crawling under the house trying to get the floor level. The house sloped inward, towards the center, by a little over an inch. The pilings had apparently sunk as the soil under the house was inundated with water every year. Of course, the pilings under the center of the house sunk the most since they carried the most weight unsupported by the foundation. Thank goodness they don't make them like this anymore.

So, after several hours of crawling, an extra multi-ton jack or two, a few bizarre discoveries (full size dog skull), and many, many shims, the house was finally sort of-kinda-level (its only a quarter inch!). Satisfied by a long days work, we retired upstairs to find that none of the doors or cabinets close!! Well, progress is progress I guess.