“I converted my studio into a 3 story mansion and the foundation sunk into the ground. The foundation is still solid, it’s just the 3 story mansion that’s the problem.”
A foundation that can no longer support what it needs to support is not a good foundation and should be replaced
Except it broke
Later additions have broken it, the foundation is still solid.
“I converted my studio into a 3 story mansion and the foundation sunk into the ground. The foundation is still solid, it’s just the 3 story mansion that’s the problem.”
A foundation that can no longer support what it needs to support is not a good foundation and should be replaced
A better analogy would be that the mansion fell down but the foundation is still standing. Because the foundation is the solid part.