racking or leaning of house

[Shane Aldworth]

I did an inspection today where the upper portion of the house had a problem with racking (leaning away from the 90 deg angle of the foundation) the foundation was fine, I suspected that there was failure of the wall structure, now my question is does anyone have an experience or knowledge on how to correct this, I was just wondering for my own knowledge
Thanks

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Maybe this ???

Got pictures???

[James E. Braun, CMI]

I inspected one for a lender who got it back as a foreclosure this winter. It was a turn of the century house which was leaning about 30 degrees on one side. The house was solidly built but in the crawlspace the rim joist and the floorjoists were pulling apart at the tendons. Very strange. The lender just wanted to know if it was going top fall down anytime soon. I told him I doubted it because it had a lot of evidence showing it was done over time. There was no way of correcting it. The only thing that could be done is to build a kneewall along the side to keep it form sliding off the foundation. It had 8x8 inch rimjoists (hued log).

[Richard A. Hetzel]

Depending on the structure, a racked building can be brought upright using come-alongs and chains, with braces quickly installed once it's righted. I've seen it done (actually participated) to an old barn that we made into a house. It's best done when the structure is bare studs, because you're going to crack any plaster or gypsum board pretty badly.

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

I usually recommend consultation with a qualified contractor to discuss options and costs for stabilization or correction. Which to choose really varies with the situation. I don't see presenting those options and costs as part of an Inspector's duty.

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by Shane Aldworth

I did an inspection today where the upper portion of the house had a problem with racking (leaning away from the 90 deg angle of the foundation) the foundation was fine, I suspected that there was failure of the wall structure, now my question is does anyone have an experience or knowledge on how to correct this, I was just wondering for my own knowledge
Thanks

Pictures would help....