From: "John" 
Newsgroups: alt.building.construction alt.home.repair misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Replacing shallow concrete foundations - worth it?
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:52:17 -0800
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Hi,
Thanks for the info but that wasn't my question.
Do you think the repiling process (replacing the existing concrete 
foundation with a new one) is safe enough for the house?
I fear the structure may move a bit and damage the indoor work done so far.

In other words how safe is the foundation replacement process for the house?

"jloomis"  wrote in message 
news:fifr18029m3@news5.newsguy.com...
> Hi John,
> Usually on a slope grade a foundation is roughly the depth of.....
> level out 5 feet from the grade and measure the distance to the ground at 
> 5 feet.
> The footing should be this depth plus 18 inches.....
> So if I leveled out from grade 5 feet and measured down to grade and had 2 
> feet I would build a footing that was 3 feet 6 inches deep.
> This is rule of thumb and not necessarily engineered for your soil type.
> A person could build a retaining wall out at a distance and backfill this 
> to support the existing faulty condition also.....
> Good wishes.
> jloomis
> "John"  wrote in message 
> news:JYadnTNf19yVn9banZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Our N.Z. timber house is on a slope. The side of the house facing the 
>> valley has concrete foundations that are very, very shallow (probably no 
>> more than 8-10 inches deep). My guess is that when it is raining very 
>> very hard, and for a long time, the foundations can move a little bit. 
>> Another issue is when kids are playing with the garden hose... (ouch!)
>>
>> We've had to replace one foundation that was kind of going down the 
>> valley actually.
>> Four other concrete foundations could be replaced.
>>
>> The inside of the house is quite new, I'm scared that the repiling 
>> process may damage the nice work that been done inside.
>> Is the repiling process safe? Is the house likely to move when repiling?
>>
>> The house is on clay.
>>
>> Any opinions?
>>
>> Thanks for any advice.
>>
>>
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