- 1. Re: Question about the garage foundation ... (score: 1)
- Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:30:03 -0600
- Back in August I asked this quesiton of the group. I thought I'd pass on what we believe to be the answer. A cement contractor stopped by and assessed the situation. He told us that he has seen this
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- 2. Re: Question about the garage foundation ... (score: 1)
- Author: doug@dougbraun.com
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:47:15 -0500
- Over the course of 2 or 3 years, I rebuilt my garage foundation, which involved essentially jacking up the garage itself, replacing several rotted blocks (just like yours), adding an entire new row o
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- 3. Question about the garage foundation ... (score: 1)
- Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:50:23 -0500
- A friend called the other day and asked if I would take a look at his garage foundation. It appears as though several of the cement blocks has "rotted" away. Starting at the corner of the garage and
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- 4. Re: Question about the garage foundation ... (score: 1)
- Author: Pat Horne <pjhorne@mail.utexas.edu>
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:29:17 -0500
- My first guess - and it is one - is that the blocks that were used were not structural concrete blocks, but the type used for block walls. What is the soil like? Heavy Alkaline? I've never seen this
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- 5. Re: Question about the garage foundation ... (score: 1)
- Author: wmc_st@xxiii.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 14:06:42 -0400
- Wow! I've never seen anything like that! Where are you located, and do you know what the required foundation depth is?! It's based on the freeze depth in the region. Back in Ohio, I think it was 6ft;
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