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Anyone in OT know any thing about foundations?

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  1. Jimbo31 Jimbo31 is offline

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    Jul 29th, 2010 (7/29/2010 11:33pm)

    Well my house has a pretty severe bow in the foundation in the basement.

    The bow is about 3 inches. It is a Cinder Block foundation its an old ass house how much is this going to cost?

    If you need pics I can probably get some.

    the bow is about 10 feet wide

    obv around 8 feet deep
    Edited By: Jimbo31 Jul 29th, 2010 at 11:33 PM
  2. Camz Camz is offline

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 12:52am) in reply to Jimbo31

    roughtly 10-20k prolly
  3. Jimbo31 Jimbo31 is offline

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 12:56am) in reply to Camz

     
    Originally Posted by Camz2895 View Post

    roughtly 10-20k prolly

    I hope you are wrong good sir.
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  4. dolphin13 dolphin13 is offline OT Vice MVP

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 12:58am) in reply to Camz

    I applied for an internship for the Susan Biddle Ross Foundation but I got in a big spat with the guy heading the intern search because I didin't want to be an architect. Good thing I had my guys in the Van Buren boys gang take care of him
  5. nastysmell nastysmell is offline

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 1:34am) in reply to dolphin13

    trying to get a mental picture on this. obv. real pics would be helpful. if it is just one side of the house i would immediately think of a water leak. if the basement is unfinished,dig up the floor about three feet away from the collapse and see what it looks like. if all is well and it is just a soft spot,floor jacks will bring up the house(not fix it but bring it back to level) then shore up the foundation under the house itself and leave the jacks. if it is serious then do it in stages.be prepared to fix all the sheet rock that cracks and the roof if it has been going on a long time.
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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 1:37am) in reply to dolphin13

     
    Originally Posted by dolphin13 View Post

    I applied for an internship for the Susan Biddle Ross Foundation but I got in a big spat with the guy heading the intern search because I didin't want to be an architect. Good thing I had my guys in the Van Buren boys gang take care of him

    ha
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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 1:38am) in reply to littleze

    buy a new house? we r in a real estate depression....or so ive been told?
     
  8. ripomatic ripomatic is offline

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 2:02am) in reply to Howdoiplayxx

    probably gonna have to set a new pier, maybe three, which type depends on what works best on your soil, then just level it out and cosmetics to the interior. if your froggy and can get by without code enforcement dig your own footings and pour your own piers and jack that shit up.
    Edited By: ripomatic Jul 30th, 2010 at 02:03 AM
  9. xxbossmanxx xxbossmanxx is offline Plays poker like a X-Boxxx

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 2:16am) in reply to ripomatic

    pay me 5k to come in and fuck it all up then tell mike holmes you paid me 50k for the repairs and he will feel bad for you and fix it.
  10. ChipArtist ChipArtist is offline

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 2:52am) in reply to Jimbo31

    I thought this was going to be a thread about the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
  11. sponge1430 sponge1430 is offline

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 3:11am) in reply to ChipArtist

    Lots of factors homey. Post some pics. There are some different solutions depending on soil conditions, funds, etc. A contractor can help but you may also need a geotechnical engineer and/or structural engineer to help with the design to ensure you are up to local/national codes. However, ask 10 contractors, you will have 10 different answers---so be careful when they are pricing this out.

    After a little research, assuming this is Orland Park, Illinois....there is a Village of Orland Park Building code/requirements. Docs are here...

    http://il-orlandpark.civicplus.com/D....aspx?DID=1076

    You will probably need a building permit and inspector based upon a casual review.

    I have some geotechnical and structural engineering experience, PM and I may be able to help some more.
  12. Johnny Slippy Johnny Slippy is offline Pudding Slut

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 3:20am) in reply to sponge1430

    I came in here to post a smart-ass comment about house foundations, turns out that's what you were talking about. I don't know enough to help you, but I have poured many foundations. I worked for a real pos and all of our foundations were about half as thick as they were required to be by law...just to save a few bucks.
  13. MissBecky MissBecky is offline if you're nasty

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    Jul 30th, 2010 (7/30/2010 7:56am) in reply to Johnny Slippy

    i was all ready to give my expert opinion...then i realized you weren't talking about makeup. ;)
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