EDIT: Sorry about the size of the pic. I can't figure out how to downsize it. I'll fix it later.
Well sorry guys, I didn't really do a step by step on this one. Here's what happened:
The very butchy plumber did an inspection and said all was good, no leaks. Then the home inspector came out and did his thing. Turns out that he was also there last October and had his previous report to compare. He told me that there was literally no movement on the inside of the house since it was built. I questioned that since they had to put in 40 frikken piers two years but he assures me that's the case. He said all of the movement happened within the last year. Apparently it was all the heavy rain in May that did it. I guess it swelled up under the house as when it dried up the bottom fell out. So I ended up needing 8 piers installed in my living room on Sunday. May I present Exhibit A:
This is my house now. Quite a few of the flooring slats are damaged beyond repair. No problem, I'll just run to Home Depot and get some more, right? I remember seeing the exact pattern on a display there a while back. The date on the back of the pieces is July of 2014 so I'm thinking it shouldn't be a problem finding more material. No such luck, this particular laminate has been discontinued. Yay. After driving to several other flooring stores and not finding some old stock, I called the previous owner in desperation to get the name of the outfit that originally put in the flooring in hopes they either had more or knew where to get it. Turns out she was the one that actually bought it and she still had a box that she intended on returning but never did. My guess is that she got this stuff on clearance so there was no taking it back anyway. So she tells me it's got 10 pieces and she will give it to me. She'll bring it by sometime this week. I've also got 2 left over pieces that were in the garage when we moved in.
I'm pretty sure I'm too fat to be crawling around on my hands and knees trying to get this shit back together. My wife's brother works in construction and assures her he can put everything back the way it's supposed to be, no problem. He is supposed to come over on Saturday and get to work. I have a feeling this is not going to end well, though. I haven't inspected all of the laminate that is stacked up in the corner because I want to keep the handling to a minimum. My fear is that I'm going to need more than 12 new pieces to complete the floor. I may end up having to rip it all up and put all new stuff down. Didn't exactly budget for that.
Speaking of budget, by guess for the foundation work was pretty close. The actual work itself was only $3240. I also paid $500 for the 2 home inspections and two plumbing inspections (before and after).