Advice needed on foundation wall
Advice needed on foundation wall
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Guys,
1) Are there any methods for locating the presence of re-bar in a foundation wall?
2) On a rectangular detached home, I'm looking at a basement wall, near a corner, where there is a garage door on the perpendicular wall, and subjected to soil pressure.
The poured concrete wall shows 3 polyurethane filled cracks, making an 8 foot high letter Y, with the lower part of the Y below grade. All brick work is intact. It seems that the rest of the foundation wall is also intact, all around.
I'm considering purchasing this home, if a decent repair can be done. Am I crazy? The home meets our needs in every other respect...
tg
1) Are there any methods for locating the presence of re-bar in a foundation wall?
2) On a rectangular detached home, I'm looking at a basement wall, near a corner, where there is a garage door on the perpendicular wall, and subjected to soil pressure.
The poured concrete wall shows 3 polyurethane filled cracks, making an 8 foot high letter Y, with the lower part of the Y below grade. All brick work is intact. It seems that the rest of the foundation wall is also intact, all around.
I'm considering purchasing this home, if a decent repair can be done. Am I crazy? The home meets our needs in every other respect...
tg





RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
Corner crack - probably resulted from the original concrete placement. Did you have the house inspected by an engineer? Most lenders require it these days.
If the crack appears to be stable, probably nothing to worry about. The thing is to maintain the caulking to prevent water intrusion.
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RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
I actually am a structural engineer, looking for a second opinion from people who have done a lot of residential foundation troubleshooting.
The home has been inspected by another SE, who was apparently OK with it- it's just that I don't yet believe him...
I need to read his report - I'm going on hearsay at this point. The Canadian housing market is alive and kicking, to the point that we need to react within hours of seeing a potential home, or it will be grabbed by others.
Talk about stress...
tg
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RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
Mike McCann
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If it is not moving, then it is likely OK. The problem is that it may take a while to move (seasonally, etc.). Is the area known for a lot of issues? If not, it is probably a one time deal, and not an issue.
RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
Would you guys be OK with this? I guess it would be very useful to know if the wall is at all reinforced.
tg
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This will cost, but if you dont fix it correctly .The crack will just reduce the price of the house or put off buyers when you try to sell, may as well do it properly.
Intrusion Prepakt /marineconcrete.com
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I'm actually the potential buyer who's been put-off. Ironically, this house will still be sold in the next 3-4 days, just thankfully not to me...
tg
RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
The latest news on this is that the owner was lying about the inspector's report, which actually stated that the house needs underpinning.
My wife has finally acknowledged that I was right about something...
As I write this, these is a foundation repair firm's truck parked at the site!
Thanks for all the comments!
tg
RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
RE: Advice needed on foundation wall
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