Ghost of the load bearing wall

What we did when we had a foundation issue is to hire a structural engineer as a first step. Someone with the initials "P.E." after their name, which means they have a license. Then the engineer crafted a plan, and we hired a contractor to execute the plan. I personally would not hire a contractor for this, I would hire an engineer or an architect (licensed). So sorry about what happened to you, but don't despair! This is fixable. We had a house with a foundation wall that was cracked and leaning, and we shored it up (as described above) and sold the house just fine, and the house is doing great to this day.

P.S.: the engineer and/or architect can suggest contractors. Also, you'll have a better idea of how much of an emergency this is, and that is something you need to know---are you under time pressure. Best of luck to you.

We had some metal beams (had to do two with metal collar) installed for brick to brick support when we put in an internal stair well.

Edgar Espinosa
Best Building Group
espinosa_edgar@hotmail.com

shoot me a PM if you have any questions but yeh.......not cheap.

Thanks for the advice Flutistic! That seems like a good place to start.

Thank you for the recommendation Dean C. I'll give them a call.