Found some problems with the foundation

Thanks for the welcome. I have found some problems in the foundation and am not sure how to proceed. The original foundation is made from red clay rock that is found around here, the add on and north and south sides are made from red brick, here is the problem there are some rock missing in the outer foundation and the row they ran down the center of the house is falling down. So far the only problems this is creating is a sagging floor in the main room and a wall is settling in the kitchen. How can I get the foundation repaired and fix the sagging it has created? DH says that there is no bracing between the foundation runners and he is not sure how the floor joist are attached. We had the idea of using jacks to lift the sagging areas back up, and place cinder blocks under the joist like when you set up a mobile home, but now that we have found the problem we are not sure if that will work. Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Laura in OK P.S. We have had to dig down below the foudation line to fix the sewer line and found that it is setting on a clay soil about 3 foot under the surface, if this helps any.

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  1. allene_120 on 2007-10-26 19:27:39.022238

    Laura, I just had to write you when I saw your post. I grew up in Arapaho too, at least the last 6 years of school. *L* I live in CA now, but my family is still in SW Okla. Talk about a small world! Okla Gal

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