Undermined footing
Undermined footing
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I have a project I am working on here in which we have a continuous footing that is undermined by 1 foot perpendicular to the footing. It was done for the plumber to install his piping. I think that this is a relatively small issue, however, can become a big issue in the future. I am needing to know what would be a fast, simple, and cost effective fix for this. I was thinking possibly placing a flowable fill below the footing. I also thought of a helical pier but I do not believe this would be a cost effective solution. Any suggestions?





RE: Undermined footing
However, flowable fill is like duct tape. It tends to fix foundation screw ups whatever they are. I'd say you're on the right path.
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However, for restoring support to what was there before, the post from PEinc does the job nicely. I've even done this for a footing 4 feet wide, ramming in granular fill from the side, horizontally. Use a 2 x 4.