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Fell asleep in the 8th last night, somehow missed this moment after the Bader home run. Blank version included for reuse.

Looking at buying a house in this area, maybe called “Tudor Park”? Wondering if anyone has lived here or spent time in this area? Thanks!

I’m really interested in this 90-year old house in the midwestern US. The only hang up is that the house has clearly had foundation issues in the past. The city where the house is located had major flooding about 20 years ago, and of course intense freeze-thaw cycles every year. Many block foundation houses in the city show signs of inward bowing.

The previous homeowner of the house I’m interested in clearly has done the work to address the issue - they have wall plates (like in the cartoon above) around the entire perimeter of the basement foundation. On the one hand, the issue seems under control. On the other hand, it’s just a bit scary to invest in a house with known foundation issues.

If we make an offer we’ll hire a structural engineer to take a look. But what do you think about wall plate anchors as a long term solution for foundation issues?

First picture is the general region, the second is the smaller area where we see some houses we’re interested in. What’s this area like?