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    Isaac Ford Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 2, 2014, 06:50 PM
    How to put in footers and remove columns
    Section of house is sitting on concrete columns not footers.
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    Dec 2, 2014, 07:09 PM
    This is not like google or any search engine, we are actual people who need more details and information, pictures help too. If you are asking what I think you are asking it will require jacking the house up at least an inch, almost like a house mover.
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    Dec 2, 2014, 08:12 PM
    Depending on where you live, this may be acceptable. In some coastal areas, columns are used to elevate the house so it doesn't sit on the ground. Where do you live and tell us more.
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