Footer/Foundation with Brick Ledge
Footer/Foundation with Brick Ledge
(OP)
Hi,
We are building a new house with a basement. All
we currently have is a 6-foot hole plus a footer
that is around 20"-24" wide depending on where
you measure at. Our builder layed out the footer
for our house but forgot to add 4" all the way
around the house for a brick ledge. So our house
will be 4" less in size all the way around (about
60 sq feet in total). Can the foundation walls for
the basement (which are going to be poured) not be
centered on the footer?...like maybe out 4" so that
we can regain our space back into the house?
The footer was framed and is sitting on soil and
has no gravel under it.
Thanks
We are building a new house with a basement. All
we currently have is a 6-foot hole plus a footer
that is around 20"-24" wide depending on where
you measure at. Our builder layed out the footer
for our house but forgot to add 4" all the way
around the house for a brick ledge. So our house
will be 4" less in size all the way around (about
60 sq feet in total). Can the foundation walls for
the basement (which are going to be poured) not be
centered on the footer?...like maybe out 4" so that
we can regain our space back into the house?
The footer was framed and is sitting on soil and
has no gravel under it.
Thanks





RE: Footer/Foundation with Brick Ledge
Be sure you don't get caught in an argument with your local building inspector if you decide to take this route.
You could also require that the contractor add onto the footing that exists. This would be done by adding at least a 6-inch wide section, dowelled into the existing footing and epoxy bonded at time of placement. It won't be cheap, but he screwed it up so consider it.
RE: Footer/Foundation with Brick Ledge
If your brick is intended to extend all the way to the roof, this adhered method may not be appropriate. Just a thought.
I'd agree with Ron to extend the footing and put the basement wall where it belongs.
RE: Footer/Foundation with Brick Ledge
For example, If the soils are reasonably stiff, Have an Allowable Bearing Capacity of 2000 psf, The builder moisture conditioned and 'proof rolled' the soils prior to placing the footing and If the structure is relatively light, 2500 to 3000 plf (Dead Load + Live Load), then offsetting the basement wall 4 inches will probably cause no problems.
If the soils are very soft and/or if you have fairly large building loads, some rotation of the footing MAY occur. It should be noted that the amount of, location of and anchor shape/configuration of the reinforcing dowels extending up from the footing, into the basement wall, will have a lot to do with whether a problem occurs, assuming the worse conditions are realized.
As I do not have a good feel as to what your soils and structure conditions are, I would recommend you obtain some local advice and a site visit from a professional, probably Geotechnical.
RE: Footer/Foundation with Brick Ledge
Why not just pour a new properly designed footing directly over the existing...using the misplaced footing as the "good bearing soil" .. This new raised footing could be designed to be flush with the inside finished basement wall and overhang the outermost surface on the exiting footing below. You could pour it all at one time the..."new reinforced footer and wall".
Ray
RE: Footer/Foundation with Brick Ledge
I saw it at the following web site:
www.superformproducts.com/drawings/brick.htm
Thanks
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Don't forget flashing and weepholes.
RE: Footer/Foundation with Brick Ledge