[Flatbutt1]

Thanks guys, as always you never disappoint. It is a linear length of foundation about 60 feet. It was laid right down on the ground and has been good all this time, but it is getting old. I will not do this myself as I cannot and so it would be done by a pro under a proper permit. BUT since the house is so old and the property it sits on is 4X the value of the house, I've beentold that any buyer would probably raze the house and start new.

So the toss of the dice is, will the foundation outlive me? I have asked a friend that is a GC for an opinion on the structural viability of it all.

Man I just can't really afford to go into debt now at this age.

Joeaksa, you're a considerate man. But I was able to shake off the chair (praise the heavens)and now just live with a minor handicap. As a result I no longer qualify for the gov't help.If I had taken advantage of it all when I WAS still chair bound all this would have been done.But the same pride and determination that got me out of the chair prevented me from accepting the program aid.