Our Post-tension foundation has cables that range from one inch in depth in the 4"slab, to over 5 inches. Some of the cables that are 5 " are not in beams. One cable was never stressed and ranges from less than 2" to over 5". The soil is virgin, expansive, and did not have the required 4...
Our home was built on 'virgin' soil. The area soil tests called for at least a 4" layer of sand, compaction, etc. No site preparation plans can be found.
The builder's pre-pour inspection report, by an unlicensed inspector, shows no compacted fill, no quantity of tendons, no Plasticity...
Our home is built on expansive soil in the Houston, TX area.
Our builder 'forgot' to have the post tension cables in our foundation tested for elongation prior to the final stressing.
The PT CO just did the final stressing and even overlooked stressing at least one cable.
Should the PT CO...
Our builder 'forgot' to call the Post-Tension CO to test the cables in our foundation for elongation.
The PT CO just did a final stressing, even overlooking one cable completely.
Should the PT CO have gone ahead, as they did, and done a final stressing without an elongation measurement and...
All homes in our neighborhood have horizontal Hardiplank siding on the second floor. Why does this siding 'sweat' and produce a vertical green algae that has to be pressure washed every year, even on the West sides where the summer sun hits all day long. Does this have something to do with the...
Why Does horizontal Hardiplank siding develop vertical sweaty appearance on so many houses in the Houston TX area.
These sweaty areas turn green and appear to be a type of algae, which has to be removed by pressure washing every year.
Does this have something to do with lack of moisture barrier...
Does the Uniform Building Code, which we understand is the standard for construction, require a residential Post Tension Foundation be constructed from a signed, sealed, engineered design for a particular structure?
Should there be soil samples for a site preparation plan?
Should there be...
Our home was built in 1997-1998, in the Western ETJ of Houston, TX., has Post Tension foundation problems that follow through the framing.
We would like to know which code or codes should have been followed by the builder.
Thanks [ponder]
Engineers who design and seal Post Tensioned foundations should have knowledge of who inspects the foundation prior to concrete batch pour.
The inspection would insure the design and site preparation has been correctly constructed.
Because of no Texas licensing of homebuilders and no permits or...
Please be careful of Post Tension Foundations in expansive clay soil, and especially in the unincorporated areas of Texas. There is no licensing of homebuilders in Texas, and no inspections required in Counties outside of City Limits. We may have a huge problem in the future with the thousands...
