On Tuesday I arrived home to find a pile of dirt and woody debris on the parking strip in the front yard. There was another one to match it in the basement, and two substantial holes in the basement floor.
One sort of half under the basement stairs. It's discreet sort of normal looking--as holes in the floor go--and another one big, wandering and organic looking.
It was like my wisdom tooth, it looked like there'd been that stump and the roots were all over the place. Maybe it's mostly my imagination. There were probably just chunks here and there, but some of the deeper spots in the pit went deep and away from a central shallow spot, and it sure seems reminiscent of roots. They spread around to sort of balanced areas in the floor varying from 3.5 to 5 feet deep. One goes almost straight toward the back wall and ever so slightly under the foundation.
My washer and dryer and utility sink had all been unplugged and unplumbed and moved to the corner to clear the way for the big pit. That post is dangling from the beam through the center of the house. I'd say it has at least a foot and a half of clearance in every direction from the foot of it.
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