Here's something you don't see everyday. About a month or so ago the office building of Koontz Motors was hit by an automobile. The result of the accident damaged the foundation of the building. To the untrained eye there was not much evidence of the damage visible. When we heard of the accident we couldn't see anything worth taking a picture.
That all changed this past week when owner Tom Koontz had a local contractor start the repairs. The two story structure itself was in good shape and worth salvaging. The big question was - how?
When originally built in the mid-1970s it was built from the bottom up. All the weight of the two story building was bearing down. The question this week was, would it hold together when the contractor lifted it off the old foundation?
After consulting the original contractor it was decided that by nailing pieces of sheet wood in the midsection, it should hold the structure together. There were four pieces, two on each side, applied and it worked.
Good neighbors, Stevenson Foundry, allowed the contractor to use their big fork lift for picking it up off the old foundation. We were impressed with the ingenuity used to salvage the building and allow the repairs. There's still some minor details to finish up but it will soon be ready for use once again.
Now it's safe and sound, almost good as new. Koontz Motors is located at 3rd & Broadway in Wellsville.
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