I had another soil engineer stop by to write a proposal. He suggested only the problem corner be bored. He said the "typical" signs of peat problems did not appear from viewing the property and the inside of the basement.
However, he does not have any other explanation for why the foundation...
fndn,
Yes the North side of the house is 6'-8" walls.
I will hope that within 15 ft they hit good soils, but I am still going to ask them to go 10 ft into the good soils.
While talking to the structural engineer he said the soil test could prove that my issue is due to something as simple...
Fndn,
Also I did find the below in the Structural Engineer report;
"The foundation wall consists of ten courses of concrete masonry units for a height of 6'-8". The south face of the foundation is exposed approximately 3'-4" to 4'-0", from the west to east ends, respectively. This leaves a...
Fndn,
Can you explain to me how I make up some cost if the foundation contractor has the exact length of piles. Are you saying if I did not have the soil test go 10 ft into good soils the foundation contractor may have to do some guess work ?
Thanks again
Lmalnati
fdn;
One item I left out. The soil boring proposal says; Four exterior test borings extending to a depth of 15 feet below grade, drilled by a truck-mounted drill rig, sampled at 2.5-foot interval to eight feet, and then at continous interval to the end of test boring. This would be modified...
fndn;
Thanks for the reply. I have a proposal for a soil test so I will start the process of having the test done. I will then post the result and see if there any suggestions.
I did have one foundation company quote me appx $10,000 to install 5 helical to stabilize the foundation (NE corner). They would excavate to expose the foundation to depth of the footing, appx 8ft. It is guaranteed for 10 years.
I was surprised that they proposed this work, but never...
I own an 80 year old houes outside Chicago. The NE section of the house has sunk 7 inches. I have only lived in the house for 2 1/2 years so I do not know how much has sunk recently, but it appears to still be moving based on drywall, cracks on the cement blocks (vertical and horizontal), etc...
