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Remediation of a Peat Settled Foundation
Thx for the thoughts. Actually, taking the house off the foundation was something I was thinking about as well. The house would need to be completely moved off the site. If we preload, my concern would be the home on the adjacent property. The house is on the lake and the water table between 4...- Ardshael
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- Forum: Foundation engineering
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Remediation of a Peat Settled Foundation
Jed, that's rather humorous since the "bonfire" solution was mentioned while discussing what to do with the house. Yes, the client bought the house a few years or so after it was built. You're also not the first person to mention disclosure of the house. When talking with the neighbour, who...- Ardshael
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- Forum: Foundation engineering
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Remediation of a Peat Settled Foundation
Well... I'm both happy and sad. Happy that my brain wracking isn't missing something and sad that there isn't something. I was going to write that the best solution might be to just rebuild the house. Of course, there's still the issue of settlement to deal with but at least it's a fresh slate...- Ardshael
- Post #5
- Forum: Foundation engineering
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Remediation of a Peat Settled Foundation
I've come across a problem that I've found it difficult to find information on. My client has a 2 storey residence with a crawl space that was built on at least 25' of mainly peat. Our investigation was performed to a depth of 30' with no sign of the peat ending. The house has differential...- Ardshael
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