The perils of home renovation that involves structural changes is well illustrated by the small home in the Junction area of Toronto that is now tilted to one side and will shortly be torn down. The wreckers are expected today at the two-storey brick house that is now so unstable that the owner has not been allowed inside to collect belongings. It happened Wednesday at 63 Maria St., just north of Dundas St. W. near Runnymede Rd., when contractors were digging out the basement with their hands, according to Mark Sraga, deputy chief building official and director of Toronto Building. “It appears the foundation wall, I don’t want to say buckled, but it moved inwards, which resulted in the house shifting and dropping in height on the one side by about 12 inches” Picture of the tilting home.
