Foundation Systems Forum

492 topics in this forum

1. 2 x 4 window headers?

   By mgbinspect, September 23
   • 13 replies
   • 345 views
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   • mgbinspect
   • September 26

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

   By curtis596, February 24, 2012
   • 77 replies
   • 16,442 views
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   • albertstanley
   • June 9

3. Carrying beam major twist

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

4. Radon mitigation, sewer penetration seal

   By auradeus, October 21, 2015
   • 18 replies
   • 1,488 views
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   • Erby
   • May 30

5. Came across these steel shims, thoughts?

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

6. Truss thingys

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

7. Louisiana Storm

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

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

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

9. Cracks at cast in place concrete beams

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

10. Crawl Space Encapsulation 1 2 3

    By tim5055, January 5, 2014
    • 68 replies
    • 11,437 views
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    • Erby
    • April 29

11. description of this basement

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

12. Pier and beam offset

    By Afox, December 21, 2018   

    • pier
    • beam
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

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

13. 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
    • 621 views
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    • duomit
    • February 22

14. What is this flooring

    By RickSab, April 11, 2016
    • 6 replies
    • 1,069 views
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    • Rob Amaral
    • February 2

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

    By nuker, July 8, 2010
    • 30 replies
    • 23,726 views
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    • ridgernr58
    • January 26

16. Sistering Floor joists is this ok??

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

17. 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
    • 336 views
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    • Jim Baird
    • January 15

18. Foundation settlement gauge

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

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

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

20. Steel SIPs for basement?

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

21. De facto structural element?

    By Chad Fabry, June 4, 2018
    • 5 replies
    • 1,626 views
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    • ejager
    • June 14, 2018

22. Need opinion on home im looking at.

    By Bulldog565, February 15, 2018
    • 20 replies
    • 1,210 views
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    • John Kogel
    • February 22, 2018

23. Steel frame deck around a pool

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

24. Did I go too far?

    By Leighton Jantz, July 9, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 1,016 views
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    • AnthonyThow
    • September 5, 2017

25. Almost didn't go under

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