Foundation Repair On A Sinking House With 40 Push Piers

This house had a major need for foundation repair. The foundation had settled 7 inches and was sinking right in the middle. Take a look at how we fixed the foundation and performed the repair.

[cfayard]

What a great illustration of the importance of drainage!

[Emilthehun]

I worked for a company that picked the house off the foundation with big beams and jack, and we would demo the old basement, and build new level one. But this is pretty cool to see. High stress job for sure

[sjp]

$120 in gutter downspout diverters or $65, 000 in lifting.

[blackmanops]

Replacement cost is about the same. But tear down is expensive. Going new gives the opportunity to make it more appealing and modern. Tough call.

[richardcranium]

Any ditch or hole 5 feet or more deep has to be shored (regardless of soil type) according to osha.
Some of those were pretty deep.

[mjyu]

I am going to fix the drainage of my house tomorrow😢

[dayz_bob_bob_bob]

I am a foundation repair inspector. I quote these jobs weekly in Indiana. This job would cost $80, 000 bare minimum. Basement footers in some areas, it looked like lots needed hand dug, indoor and outdoor, needed lift not just stabilization, indoor concrete remove and replace on the slab, engineering, and permits. $80-90k all day long. March 2023.

[SaintAnger]

Glad I watched this, I'm going to fix drain issue, I'm getting the warning signs

[TXCAMSS]

I wonder how this house is holding up!?

[slofouru]

What happens to the voids in the soil? I'm about to have this done but with way shorter supports and wonder what will happen with the beams supporting so much weight because of the gaps under the slab.

[gary]

If this is a slab on grade how do you prevent the slab from snapping in the middle once it is raised up? What do you do to fill the void under a slab or footings once it is lifted up?

[ShiaHomesteader]

Do you have a video/recommendation for foundations in a flood zone for a stone house? Haven’t started building yet, still in research phase.

[skilledbadhabit]

Can you give me an idea of the cost of this repair? Thanks

[glen]

I would have pulled it down and rebuilt I do some pretty big projects but this does not seem like it saves any money and a new build is exempt from tax in uk

[Chris-hiti]

How long does it take for a house to settle 7 inches

[rennethjarrett]

I should have more clear information later today or tomorrow, but the back of my house is built right on the ground and my recent concern was the deeper and weaker dips on the first floor kitchen. My idea wast to open it up and add some cross beams to the existing, or at least what I am pretty sure are the existing three cross beams, besides the end parts. There seems to be 4 foot gaps between the beams on a 9 by 13.5 room, at two places, also with a second story above it as well. Problem is this week I went to pull up the floor in that area and found cement on top of what must be about 1 inch of plywood, and the more cement is on top in the firm shorter area that I was going to let go and the sagging area has less and then no cement. So I opened a 1.25 inch hole to see what was really there and that is how I know it is about 1 inch of plywood. However just about 1 inch below that is dirt... To me that means there is no wise bottom under the kitchen floor and what about the edges, footers are they even there or it is all built right on the ground like some dog box. When i bought it about 12 years ago they told me the house was over 100, but I was expecting a full information package would be given to me after I bought it and there was nothing, so I have guess and found very little about it from the neighbors as well. So I will need to pull up at least one 4 foot section to see what is under it and then I assume start digging to see if there is a support system on the edges. I assume there is since there is not any cracked drywall in that room of the room above it on any of the walls. But it really has me concerned.
It also seems that no information is out about how one has ever truly repaired a house setting on the ground with sagging floors. They all are craw space or regular basements...

[duhquadman]

At what psi would you start to damage the footer?

[hh-zfmi]

Can a house settle differentials with no cracking of the block foundation and no cracking of the brick veneer? My floors slope but there’s no cracking or anything

[danielmoctezuma]

I have a house that is dropping 6 inches in one side. Somehow, the engineer told me that it only needs 12 piers in one side. However, a foundation company is quoting me for 40 piers. Is it common to have a difference in opinion between engineers and foundation companies?

Also, what is the likelihood of plumbing breaking in these situations? Are there any ways to prevent this from happening ?.

[nene]

My house is nowhere this bad and I'm quoted 63k present year 2022. Am i being ripped off????