Has anyone had any experience having their foundation jacked up?

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15. Step 1: Contact a local professional structural engineer for an engineeering observation and report.

Step 2: If repairs are needed, then the engineering firm can prepare construction plans.

Step 3: The firm can also help you to get bids from contractors. This way, the bids are all based on the SAME engineered repair plan, rather than on what each contractor recommends (comparing apples to apples, as it were, rather than apples to oranges).

Step 4: The engineering firm can assist you and the contractor with obtaining all local zoning and building permits.

Step 5: The engineering firm can observe, monitor and approve the contractor's work. In some cases, the local building inspection department requires a professional, licensed structural or civil engineer to sign off on foundation and/or retaining wall construction.