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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: The_Wippuh on January 16, 2014, 11:23:06 AM
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Getting some major work done to our basement, where we have experienced some bowed walls and moisture build up.
We're 10 days in and work is going pretty well and I thought the pics were pretty interesting so here we go.
Work to be done:
- Dig out the basement room walls, pressure wash them, waterproof them, replace footer drain, fill in with gravel and properly grade afterwards
- Reinforce inside basement walls with 19 carbon fiber straps to stop the bowing of the walls
- Reinforce the one corner, where it's really bad, with a tie-back
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The blue wall receives a lot of moisture and is the front wall of the house. The corner there has "failed" and need some serious work.
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The bushes are right above the corner that needs work.
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Back corner of the room. Nice butt shot!
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Digging to find the footer.
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Grinding down the stucco and block so the straps will have a smooth surface to bond to.
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Nasty, dusty work.
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:'( What kept me up at night. I knew it was there, seeing it SUCKED.
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Carbon fiber fortress straps in place. Lifetime warranty that the wall will never move again, transferable if we sell. Yes, I know that someone on here will probably tell me how awful they are.
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Expoxy being put on the straps, it was nasty looking stuff.
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Strap up close. The darker lines represent the threads of carbon fiber.
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The straps in the garage.
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The front corner dug out. Took them a long time to find the footer, much deeper than they thought.
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House was built back in the 60s, when tar was used for waterproofing. It's in BAD shape now, which along with some silly yard grading decisions by the prior owner, caused the water issue. The bowing was just time, it was going to happen, especially with the record rains we had a few years back.
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The process around digging out a gas line is pretty involved. Took forever for the gas company to come out and locate, even with months prior notice.
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osha and I are extremely worried about the guy in the hole with no shoring
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Expoxy being put on the straps, it was nasty looking stuff.
I want that epoxy gun.
"oh, are your glasses a little loose? lemme fix that..."
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You can see the old footer drain here. It's concrete with slits cut into it. They said it was full of dead organic crap and lizards, etc... It smelled like an open sewer for a day or so when they tore it out. AWFUL.
It only has about a foot of gravel above it. The entire area you see dug out, will be filled back in with gravel to about two feet from the surface, allowing for much better drainage.
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The new footer drain ditch being dug out.
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Once you are done with the wall work, I would install some corrugated HDPE with a downspout adapter to route the water from your gutters far away from your house (down the hill). You can install a pop-up emitter at the end of the run to make it look nice and keep critters from nesting in your drainage pipe.
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The little red bottle you see is used to make sure they're going downhill enough with their ditch that water will flow out of the footer drain by gravity. The badass playhouse you see in the backyard is my 3 year old son's "pirate ship". He will mess you up if you're not part of his crew, yarrrrrr mateys!
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The underground drainage for my downspouts that they took out, it will be put back in when they clean up. I've already paid to have all of the gutters and downspouts on the house replaced with covered ones. Very excited about not having to blow my roof off at the very, very edge anymore.
Yes, the patio is falling apart, it's the next BIG project we want to tackle.
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More straps.
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Even more straps.
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Beginning to pressure wash the wall, need a smooth surface to attach the Bithume membrane.
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Up close with a piece of the carbon fiber strap and my lil' piggy hand (jeez, wtf). You can cut it with tin snips, which I found fascinating.
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Nasty damn work, this labor is really what I'm paying for.
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Drilling the hole for the tie-back. Interesting, if you look at the crack along the bottom of the wall, you will see the stucco rippling up. This is from the wall having all the pressure of that dirt taken off it and straightening out on it's own! They waited until the wall(s) were dug out before putting the straps up so that the walls had a chance to straighten out.
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Tie-Back going in.
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Torque head drives the tie-back into the dirt until their hydraulic guage comes back with the appropriate pressure (2,000+ psi I think), so that they know the wall cannot come in anymore due to pressure. This thing was a BEAST to watch.
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The tie-back in place, now they will do some plasma cutting and attach some other pieces, put the plate in, etc.. so my wall is secure.
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Hell nah, it rained over the weekend and the water went 6 to 7" over my footer, some of the drain footer ditched caved in so the water had nowhere to go. The water didn't get into the basement though, which I guess is a good sign. I was a damn nervous wreck watching the downspouts pour water directly against my footer/wall. NASTY to work in.
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Cleaning out the ditch. No thanks, again.
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They said my yard might be damaged. Oh well, I can replace grass, I cannot replace my foundation wall.
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osha and I are extremely worried about the guy in the hole with no shoring
I posted these on another forum and got the exact same response. Am I, any way whatsoever, responsible for my contractor in this area?
Once you are done with the wall work, I would install some corrugated HDPE with a downspout adapter to route the water from your gutters far away from your house (down the hill). You can install a pop-up emitter at the end of the run to make it look nice and keep critters from nesting in your drainage pipe.
Yeah, we have that, they just removed it all before they started digging.
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seems like it would have been better to just 'doze the entire house and start over
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Once you are done with the wall work, I would install some corrugated HDPE with a downspout adapter to route the water from your gutters far away from your house (down the hill). You can install a pop-up emitter at the end of the run to make it look nice and keep critters from nesting in your drainage pipe.
i've been meaning to do this :thumbs:
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Looking at all of that stresses me out.
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Once you are done with the wall work, I would install some corrugated HDPE with a downspout adapter to route the water from your gutters far away from your house (down the hill). You can install a pop-up emitter at the end of the run to make it look nice and keep critters from nesting in your drainage pipe.
i've been meaning to do this :thumbs:
It is a nice Saturday project that is followed up nicely with grilled ribeyes and cold beer on your deck.
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do you use your ancient nordic pickaxe to dig up stone and clay or do you have your housecarl gather supplies for you?
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do you use your ancient nordic pickaxe to dig up stone and clay or do you have your housecarl gather supplies for you?
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're asking. I don't speak Spanish.
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definitely a housecarl kinda guy
thanks
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Holy crap this brings back bad memories. Had to do this last summer, then turned around and sold my mansion 4 weeks later. I've never been so pissed having to write a check. eff NOW I'M IN A BAD MOOD. I WANT THAT MONEY BACK. SO EXPENSIVE AND THEY RUINED MY YARD. HOPE THAT BITCH WHO BOUGHT MY MANSION IS GRATEFUL. eff.
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Damn that looks costly
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absolute nightmare. thanks for posting all those photos of a nightmare
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seems like it would have been better to just 'doze the entire house and start over
Move into the pirate house
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You will have to put that on your seller's disclosure. :Yuck:
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I've been told that providing pics of the process and having all of the warranties, will actually be beneficial if I want to sell the house in the future.
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Def get those two downspouts so that they aren't both draining to the grade directly at your wall like that. Even just extending them out a couple feet would mean the world.
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i'd like to tie my all my front downspouts with my back downspouts with buried corrugated hdpe or whatever and run it all towards the dry creek in my backyard - will that draw ire from the city or whoever?
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i'd like to tie my all my front downspouts with my back downspouts with buried corrugated hdpe or whatever and run it all towards the dry creek in my backyard - will that draw ire from the city or whoever?
only if you get caught.
Most code states that you can't increase or decrease the flow/ run off of water from your property to an adjoining property. So, you can't capture your entire water shed and funnel it to one spot(dry creek). That said, if no one notices, do whatever you want.
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biggest problem you've got is the huge hole right next to your house (so big a hayseed could jump in no problem). id say fix that hole then worry about your walls rotting out.
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basements. sometimes you have to think, maybe those hayseeds in oklahoma got it right, am i right?
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so like, how much does all that cost?
We have stone foundation, so it would be a bit different, but I've definitely considered doing...
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i'd like to tie my all my front downspouts with my back downspouts with buried corrugated hdpe or whatever and run it all towards the dry creek in my backyard - will that draw ire from the city or whoever?
only if you get caught.
Most code states that you can't increase or decrease the flow/ run off of water from your property to an adjoining property. So, you can't capture your entire water shed and funnel it to one spot(dry creek). That said, if no one notices, do whatever you want.
Pretty sure I wouldn't worry about it. It's not like you are mounting a satellite dish on the front of your house.
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Big home improvement expert here, so you should listen to what I have to say.
You need more ball bearings in this project. Otherwise your fitzer valves will clog up.
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i'd like to tie my all my front downspouts with my back downspouts with buried corrugated hdpe or whatever and run it all towards the dry creek in my backyard - will that draw ire from the city or whoever?
only if you get caught.
Most code states that you can't increase or decrease the flow/ run off of water from your property to an adjoining property. So, you can't capture your entire water shed and funnel it to one spot(dry creek). That said, if no one notices, do whatever you want.
Pretty sure I wouldn't worry about it. It's not like you are mounting a satellite dish on the front of your house.
Only real concern here would be causing a new Iowa Sate down stream.
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looks like you need to refuckulate the carbonator
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looks like you need to refuckulate the carbonator
yeah, thought this too. and fill in the hole.
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looks like you need to refuckulate the carbonator
yeah, thought this too. and fill in the hole.
It's like you have no clue what a moat is or understand the need for them in Alabama.
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osha and I are extremely worried about the guy in the hole with no shoring
I posted these on another forum and got the exact same response. Am I, any way whatsoever, responsible for my contractor in this area?
nah, you have no liability unless you are operating as some kind of general contractor and hiring these guys as labor. It's just the most common way construction workers die and happens way too often.
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It's like you have no clue what a moat is or understand the need for them in Alabama.
I appreciate CNS bringing this up. Our moat is your last line of defense vs Florida folks and Muschamp. At least CNS appreciates this.
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also i think moats help with termites
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also i think moats help with termites
the original moisture barrier
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also I think your trees may have been poisoned :sdeek:
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also i think moats help with termites
The mosquitoes eat them all.
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Where is your still?
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also i think moats help with termites
My grandma had a moat but still had lots of problems with tamales. Could have been poor moat execution though.
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also I think your trees may have been poisoned :sdeek:
I was curious about our lawn care service, Updyke Lawn Care sounded fishy.
Where is your still?
No crap, two houses over this kid has built a really nice shed out in his back yard. Complete with still.
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What does something like this cost?
My parents have an issue where one side of their basement floor is 1.5" lower than the other side, one estimate to fix it was 25K, sometimes basements suck
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basements. sometimes you have to think, maybe those hayseeds in oklahoma got it right, am i right?
urban legend. i have a basement.
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Jesus, how much did all of that cost :sdeek:
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Should have just burnt the house down and moved.
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Should have just burnt the house down and moved.
It's a brick rough ridin' house.
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This was a lot of personal sharing sort of out of nowhere. Very thorough.
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Should have just burnt the house down and moved.
It's a brick rough ridin' house.
Looks pretty mumped to me.
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Dang, that's a serious project.
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Should have just burnt the house down and moved.
It's a brick rough ridin' house.
Looks pretty mumped to me.
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In Alabama, that is a rentable multi-unit "villa".
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This was a lot of personal sharing sort of out of nowhere. Very thorough.
Accurate :TONYKORNHEISER:
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basements. sometimes you have to think, maybe those hayseeds in oklahoma got it right, am i right?
urban legend. i have a basement.
"california and basements, two opposite sides of the world"
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osha and I are extremely worried about the guy in the hole with no shoring
looks about 5' deep ;)
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Looked at buying a steal of a house in BKS that would have needed something like this and the estimates were like $15,000...but it was stone and not nearly this extensive. In the end, decided I'm not a house guy #downtownlife!!!
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what in the world is BKS?
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what in the world is BKS?
Brookside neighborhood in KCMO...dorks that move there put one of those oval stickers on their car that says BKS
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i'd like to tie my all my front downspouts with my back downspouts with buried corrugated hdpe or whatever and run it all towards the dry creek in my backyard - will that draw ire from the city or whoever?
only if you get caught.
Most code states that you can't increase or decrease the flow/ run off of water from your property to an adjoining property. So, you can't capture your entire water shed and funnel it to one spot(dry creek). That said, if no one notices, do whatever you want.
In reality, most of the run off from the downspouts ends up in the creek/drainage ditch anyway so your probably good. If city comes around they would probably have more of a problem with crossing their easement/property if your property line doesn't go all the way to the bank where the pipe ends.
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osha and I are extremely worried about the guy in the hole with no shoring
I think Osha is more worried about keeping Bran safe
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any updates, Plainsman?
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I've got a few more pics. They've started putting up the waterproofing, filling in the ditch and so forth. I'll post them Monday probably. Maybe over the weekend.
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Footer drain put in. Corrugated pipe with slits in it and a sleeve around it to get dirt out. Connects with a pvc pipe that drains out by my fence line.
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Waterproofing material starts to go on.
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Tie-back, done.
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Filling in the drain ditch.
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Kinda dumb, I know, but they're nice enough to tear about 12 old stumps that were by my old busted up fence line. Super excited about this, I have come to HATE stumps and how hard they are to remove by hand. Lots easier with a back hoe.
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Looks like a dirt bike rally is happening in my yard.
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They've done the following just this morning...
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The styrofoam protects the waterproofing membrane from the gravel.
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Gravel is in and the guys can stand on it to add the next level of membrane.
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Final load of gravel. 4 in all.
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is that crushed limestone :excited:
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pretty cool stuff, plainsman
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Thank you, fattyfest champ!
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This is what my house needs. Water trickles intothe basement whenever there's like half an inch of rain :frown:
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i think the moral of this story is move if you have water problems in your house
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i think the moral of this story is move if you have water problems in your house
Moral is to expect this if you have a basement under grade. The only thing that's slowing it down is time...
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i dont think it's a basement if it's above grade
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i dont think it's a basement if it's above grade
Busted! Some people do call rooms, that may only have 3 or 4ft of dirt against them, basements? That's more of what I meant I guess.
You Midwestern folks, so touchy.
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Like my east "basement" wall is completely below the surface, but the west wall is where the walk-out basement door is. So do I have a below grade basement? Should I move? I hope not because we just bought this place.
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Like my east "basement" wall is completely below the surface, but the west wall is where the walk-out basement door is. So do I have a below grade basement? Should I move? I hope not because we just bought this place.
Sorry, you have to move.
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Like my east "basement" wall is completely below the surface, but the west wall is where the walk-out basement door is. So do I have a below grade basement? Should I move? I hope not because we just bought this place.
You need to move, but not before burning the place down. Be sure to exit the premises after starting the fire, but before getting too hot.
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Like my east "basement" wall is completely below the surface, but the west wall is where the walk-out basement door is. So do I have a below grade basement? Should I move? I hope not because we just bought this place.
You need to move, but not before burning the place down. Be sure to exit the premises after starting the fire, but before getting too hot.
can't be raining that day, either!
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Tobias loves The_Wippuh and his basement tragedy.
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Tobias loves The_Wippuh and his basement tragedy.
a cautionary tale, from the looks of it
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Tobias loves The_Wippuh and his basement tragedy.
a cautionary tale, from the looks of it
I'm glad everyone survived!
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Like my east "basement" wall is completely below the surface, but the west wall is where the walk-out basement door is. So do I have a below grade basement? Should I move? I hope not because we just bought this place.
walkouts are the absolute tits, nice work emo
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Like my east "basement" wall is completely below the surface, but the west wall is where the walk-out basement door is. So do I have a below grade basement? Should I move? I hope not because we just bought this place.
walkouts are the absolute tits, nice work emo
The way this thread is going I'm sure you're being sarcastic. Considering blowing my brains out over this.
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not being sarcastic
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Tobias loves The_Wippuh and his basement tragedy.
It is a tragedy that has really captured the imagination and spoken to my soul. I'm hoping that you can interpret the pure emotion of this project through the pictures. The way the structural engineer has laid everything out really shows the work of a master.
:dunno:
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Tobias loves The_Wippuh and his basement tragedy.
It is a tragedy that has really captured the imagination and spoken to my soul. I'm hoping that you can interpret the pure emotion of this project through the pictures. The way the structural engineer has laid everything out really shows the work of a master.
:dunno:
Do you ever come home and sit in the driveway for like 10 minutes, then say "nope eff it not today" and then reverse and go to the bar?
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Do you ever come home and sit in the driveway for like 10 minutes, then say "nope eff it not today" and then reverse and go to the bar?
I generally just log onto here for that 10 minutes while finishing my corndog from the gas station. After that, I'm set to conquer the world, especially being the middle of SEC land.
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Do you ever come home and sit in the driveway for like 10 minutes, then say "nope eff it not today" and then reverse and go to the bar?
I generally just log onto here for that 10 minutes while finishing my corndog from the gas station. After that, I'm set to conquer the world, especially being the middle of SEC land.
Well you're a better man than I. I would freak the eff out.
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So, what did this end up costing? $30k?
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13-17k I'd wager
hard to pinpoint with those depressed 'kansas wages
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Do you ever come home and sit in the driveway for like 10 minutes, then say "nope eff it not today" and then reverse and go to the bar?
I generally just log onto here for that 10 minutes while finishing my corndog from the gas station. After that, I'm set to conquer the world, especially being the middle of SEC land.
Both of these made me :lol:
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Like my east "basement" wall is completely below the surface, but the west wall is where the walk-out basement door is. So do I have a below grade basement? Should I move? I hope not because we just bought this place.
Just remember to keep positive drainage away from the basement walls. Water allowed to run up next to the foundation can cause all sorts of problems.
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Explain to me like I'm five. What caused all that to happen in the first place?
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Do you ever come home and sit in the driveway for like 10 minutes, then say "nope eff it not today" and then reverse and go to the bar?
I generally just log onto here for that 10 minutes while finishing my corndog from the gas station. After that, I'm set to conquer the world, especially being the middle of SEC land.
:lol:
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Explain to me like I'm five. What caused all that to happen in the first place?
God did it.
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Explain to me like I'm five. What caused all that to happen in the first place?
Nick Saban God did it.
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Explain to me like I'm five. What caused all that to happen in the first place?
1st off, the basement is made of cinder blocks. One of the worst basement types in areas with expansive soils. Ask anybody in Prairie Village, Ks that has owned a house built in the 60's with cinder block walls. They have all had some type of repair done to them over the years.
2nd, and probably most important based upon the walls being cinder block, look at the 3rd picture in the original post. See where the bush at the corner of the house looks like it is in a low spot. That low spot looks like it wraps around that corner from the front porch all the way around to that basement window where the land falls off to the back of the house. Anytime it rains, all the run-off from that area and the downspouts coming off the roof, drains around that corner right up next to the basement walls. This water soaks into the ground next to the basement further down than just the surface causing it to expand and contract as it get wet and dries out. That soil movement plays hell on any type of basement wall, especially cinder block. If the slope of the land just 3 feet from the foundation out was sloped downward so that run-off stayed at least 3 feet from the basement wall, this repair work probably wouldn't have had to be done.
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Explain to me like I'm five. What caused all that to happen in the first place?
1st off, the basement is made of cinder blocks. One of the worst basement types in areas with expansive soils. Ask anybody in Prairie Village, Ks that has owned a house built in the 60's with cinder block walls. They have all had some type of repair done to them over the years.
2nd, and probably most important based upon the walls being cinder block, look at the 3rd picture in the original post. See where the bush at the corner of the house looks like it is in a low spot. That low spot looks like it wraps around that corner from the front porch all the way around to that basement window where the land falls off to the back of the house. Anytime it rains, all the run-off from that area and the downspouts coming off the roof, drains around that corner right up next to the basement walls. This water soaks into the ground next to the basement further down than just the surface causing it to expand and contract as it get wet and dries out. That soil movement plays hell on any type of basement wall, especially cinder block. If the slope of the land just 3 feet from the foundation out was sloped downward so that run-off stayed at least 3 feet from the basement wall, this repair work probably wouldn't have had to be done.
I bet that magnetic sign on the truck in your avatar says House Inspector
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Nope that is Wierd Robert's truck entering Arrowhead Stadium parking lot for the 2nd farmageddon
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The crew actually worked the morning of the snow "storm". Left at 11:30, didn't get home until the next day at 7pm!?!? I offered to let them stay with us, free beer and everything but they just partied in their truck, stuck on the interstate. I guess I'm not hip :(
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Styrofoam over the waterproofing, so that the gravel does not hurt it.
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The finish line is in sight!!!
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What kind of grass/sod is popular down there?
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For my backyard? Weeds.
Part of the backyard is Zoisa (sp?) and the front yard is all Bermuda.
We'll probably put a lot of seed down, in the backyard, for some kind of softer grass once they're completely done.
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I am in Northern Ky and going through a very similar situation here. My wall was extremely bowed and they have pushed it back a lot, but it is still not straight. they put two steel anchors in. they are installing carbon fiber inside as well and I have asked many questions about the work like should the mortar/stucco stuff be taken off of the block before the carbon fiber is put on, should the straps be anchored at the top to the sill of the house?. I feel like I am getting blown off and really starting to feel like I am being taken advantage of. They are working on my front wall which was bowed and one of the adjoining side walls they say was messed up from the front and back walls is bowed as well, but not as bad. the top corner of it has a large stair step crack though and looks like it is ready to slide off. The back wall they had to put in six steel push peirs, which are spaced awkwardly so that the worst part of the slab has fewer supports and they put in three under a part of the floor that had barely moved. Im lost I am a woman and I think they are working my limited bank account over. The have already replaced the fill dirt in the front of the wall and I see no signs of gravel at all and I have like the worst clay soil I think I could shape it and fire it and sell it for artwork. I am suppose to be paying over 35000 for this work I feel like I should have it done right. I have seen where others have asked you what your bill is but see no response can you private message me and tell me or maybe give us a price range. It would be great for comparison for me. thank you
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moisture threat?
Roll tide.
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sounds like our girl nelson here may be in need of the services of that kind of lawyer
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Explain to me like I'm five. What caused all that to happen in the first place?
1st off, the basement is made of cinder blocks. One of the worst basement types in areas with expansive soils. Ask anybody in Prairie Village, Ks that has owned a house built in the 60's with cinder block walls. They have all had some type of repair done to them over the years.
2nd, and probably most important based upon the walls being cinder block, look at the 3rd picture in the original post. See where the bush at the corner of the house looks like it is in a low spot. That low spot looks like it wraps around that corner from the front porch all the way around to that basement window where the land falls off to the back of the house. Anytime it rains, all the run-off from that area and the downspouts coming off the roof, drains around that corner right up next to the basement walls. This water soaks into the ground next to the basement further down than just the surface causing it to expand and contract as it get wet and dries out. That soil movement plays hell on any type of basement wall, especially cinder block. If the slope of the land just 3 feet from the foundation out was sloped downward so that run-off stayed at least 3 feet from the basement wall, this repair work probably wouldn't have had to be done.
I bet that magnetic sign on the truck in your avatar says House Inspector
naw, no rough ridin' way Brian has a job that allows him to drive.
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the ghost hands on the closest anchor, freak me out.
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I am in Northern Ky and going through a very similar situation here. My wall was extremely bowed and they have pushed it back a lot, but it is still not straight. they put two steel anchors in. they are installing carbon fiber inside as well and I have asked many questions about the work like should the mortar/stucco stuff be taken off of the block before the carbon fiber is put on, should the straps be anchored at the top to the sill of the house?. I feel like I am getting blown off and really starting to feel like I am being taken advantage of. They are working on my front wall which was bowed and one of the adjoining side walls they say was messed up from the front and back walls is bowed as well, but not as bad. the top corner of it has a large stair step crack though and looks like it is ready to slide off. The back wall they had to put in six steel push peirs, which are spaced awkwardly so that the worst part of the slab has fewer supports and they put in three under a part of the floor that had barely moved. Im lost I am a woman and I think they are working my limited bank account over. The have already replaced the fill dirt in the front of the wall and I see no signs of gravel at all and I have like the worst clay soil I think I could shape it and fire it and sell it for artwork. I am suppose to be paying over 35000 for this work I feel like I should have it done right. I have seen where others have asked you what your bill is but see no response can you private message me and tell me or maybe give us a price range. It would be great for comparison for me. thank you
Did they put the straps on top of the stucco? You may want to contact the manufacturer to make sure the install is being done correctly, especially if they're the ones putting the warranty on it.
35,000 sounds about right. I know that my job, plus 7 piers would have run me about 28. I have 19 straps in place and only 1 tie-back. I think they underestimated my job and are not making much of a profit off of it, especially with almost 4 weeks of overrun :x
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Thank you for the reply! The contractor is actually putting a lifetime warranty on it but I know that only lasts as long as his company does too I will def check though. Thanks again!
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My warranty on the straps comes through the manufacturer of them, not the install company.
Now, if my install company goes out of business, their national company will honor their warranties (waterproofing).
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I'm going to look at a house this week that had foundation repair done. I wasn't sure if I wanted to cancel the showing or not until I read this, but I think we'll just see what it looks like. It looks like a legit, permanent repair if done right.
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I'm going to look at a house this week that had foundation repair done. I wasn't sure if I wanted to cancel the showing or not until I read this, but I think we'll just see what it looks like. It looks like a legit, permanent repair if done right.
If it is in a good neighborhood, just fill in the basement and add another level on top. boom
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I'm going to look at a house this week that had foundation repair done. I wasn't sure if I wanted to cancel the showing or not until I read this, but I think we'll just see what it looks like. It looks like a legit, permanent repair if done right.
If it is in a good neighborhood, just fill in the basement and add another level on top. boom
Tornadoes tho
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I'm going to look at a house this week that had foundation repair done. I wasn't sure if I wanted to cancel the showing or not until I read this, but I think we'll just see what it looks like. It looks like a legit, permanent repair if done right.
bring an engineer in, not just a inspector. worth the $400 if you plan on living there for a long time. otherwise do not but that house.
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I'm going to look at a house this week that had foundation repair done. I wasn't sure if I wanted to cancel the showing or not until I read this, but I think we'll just see what it looks like. It looks like a legit, permanent repair if done right.
bring an engineer in, not just a inspector. worth the $400 if you plan on living there for a long time. otherwise do not but that house.
One of my best friends is a (EMAW) structural engineer, so I may bring him with me on the first showing to see if I even want to spend the $400 to bring an official engineer in to do the report.