Foundation Systems Forum

491 topics in this forum

1. Radon mitigation system doesn't seem legitimate 1 2 3 4

   By curtis596, February 24, 2012
   • 77 replies
   • 14,886 views
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   • albertstanley
   • June 9

2. Carrying beam major twist

   By Brothers, May 30
   • 5 replies
   • 193 views
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   • Jim Baird
   • June 3

3. Radon mitigation, sewer penetration seal

   By auradeus, October 21, 2015
   • 18 replies
   • 1,408 views
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   • Erby
   • May 30

4. Came across these steel shims, thoughts?

   By Brothers, May 24
   • 6 replies
   • 175 views
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   • John Dirks Jr
   • May 24

5. Truss thingys

   By Jerry Simon, May 11
   • 7 replies
   • 243 views
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   • inspector57
   • May 22

6. Louisiana Storm

   By Erby, May 20
   • 3 replies
   • 130 views
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   • hausdok
   • May 21

7. Add pillars to joists that span 12 feet in 80 year old house

   By Brandon Downer, April 26
   • 14 replies
   • 357 views
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   • Jim Baird
   • May 2

8. Cracks at cast in place concrete beams

   By palmettoinspect, May 1
   • 3 replies
   • 142 views
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   • palmettoinspect
   • May 1

9. Crawl Space Encapsulation 1 2 3

   By tim5055, January 5, 2014
   • 68 replies
   • 11,149 views
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   • Erby
   • April 29

10. description of this basement

    By Les, April 5
    • 5 replies
    • 316 views
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    • Mike Lamb
    • April 6

11. Pier and beam offset

    By Afox, December 21, 2018   

    • pier
    • beam
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • pier
      • beam
      • shim
    • 6 replies
    • 790 views
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    • Erby
    • February 24

12. Waterproofing and finishing a basement with a stone foundation

    By KellyCondron, February 7   

    • basement
    • waterproofing
    • (and 8 more)

      Tagged with:

      • basement
      • waterproofing
      • stone foundation
      • footer
      • drain
      • pipe
      • soil acidity
      • pvc
      • finished basement
      • pennsylvania
    • 8 replies
    • 417 views
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    • duomit
    • February 22

13. What is this flooring

    By RickSab, April 11, 2016
    • 6 replies
    • 1,023 views
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    • Rob Amaral
    • February 2

14. Are these acceptable shims/spacers on piers? 1 2

    By nuker, July 8, 2010
    • 30 replies
    • 21,986 views
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    • ridgernr58
    • January 26

15. Sistering Floor joists is this ok??

    By Alex5, January 11
    • 4 replies
    • 388 views
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    • ejager
    • January 19

16. I triple dog dare ya...

    By MavenOfReputation, January 12   

    • renovation nightmare
    • plywood vs osb
    • (and 9 more)

      Tagged with:

      • renovation nightmare
      • plywood vs osb
      • framing
      • interior wall
      • sheathing
      • woodrot
      • floors
      • foundation
      • bracing
      • crawl space
      • sistering
    • 4 replies
    • 261 views
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    • Jim Baird
    • January 15

17. Foundation settlement gauge

    By Mike Lamb, December 2, 2018
    • 2 replies
    • 536 views
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    • Les
    • December 7, 2018

18. Improper pier shims - severity and cost to repair?

    By sippyCUP, November 29, 2018
    • 4 replies
    • 394 views
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    • Jim Katen
    • December 1, 2018

19. Steel SIPs for basement?

    By ejager, November 13, 2018
    • 0 replies
    • 335 views
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    • ejager
    • November 13, 2018

20. De facto structural element?

    By Chad Fabry, June 4, 2018
    • 5 replies
    • 1,508 views
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    • ejager
    • June 14, 2018

21. Need opinion on home im looking at.

    By Bulldog565, February 15, 2018
    • 20 replies
    • 1,115 views
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    • John Kogel
    • February 22, 2018

22. Steel frame deck around a pool

    By palmettoinspect, December 7, 2017
    • 3 replies
    • 671 views
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    • mjr6550
    • February 17, 2018

23. Did I go too far?

    By Leighton Jantz, July 9, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 948 views
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    • AnthonyThow
    • September 5, 2017

24. Almost didn't go under

    By Denray, September 2, 2017
    • 6 replies
    • 684 views
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    • mjr6550
    • September 3, 2017

25. Crawlspace height

    By Jim Baird, August 2, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 624 views
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    • RK52
    • August 13, 2017