Foundation Systems Forum

521 topics in this forum

1. retaining wall demands

   By Jim Baird, September 16, 2016
   • 16 replies
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   • mlparham
   • September 28, 2016

2. No footer / french drain

   By NJinspector, August 31, 2016
   • 15 replies
   • 10.1k views
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   • mjr6550
   • September 2, 2016

3. You can't make this stuff up

   By mjr6550, August 31, 2016
   • 3 replies
   • 1.7k views
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   • Tom Raymond
   • September 1, 2016

4. Sistering floor joists

   By mjr6550, August 15, 2016
   • 21 replies
   • 15.5k views
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   • kurt
   • August 19, 2016

5. Split up the middle

   By Denray, August 15, 2016
   • 7 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • kurt
   • August 16, 2016

6. And Now You Know.. the rest of the story...

   By Rob Amaral, July 16, 2016
   • 2 replies
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   • Rob Amaral
   • July 20, 2016

7. Excessive settlement

   By mjr6550, July 16, 2016
   • 5 replies
   • 1.7k views
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   • John Kogel
   • July 17, 2016

8. Foundation crack

   By sarc33, July 7, 2016
   • 2 replies
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   • sarc33
   • July 7, 2016

9. structural floor planks

   By John Dirks Jr, June 12, 2016
   • 13 replies
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   • John Dirks Jr
   • June 16, 2016

10. Damp in-law basment Apt

    By Lemon, September 13, 2015
    • 6 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Erby
    • June 13, 2016

11. efflorescence or what

    By randy fry, May 27, 2016
    • 4 replies
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    • Jim Katen
    • May 28, 2016

12. Steel lintel CMU wall

    By palmettoinspect, May 24, 2016
    • 4 replies
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    • kurt
    • May 25, 2016

13. Leaky CMU and Interior Drain System

    By Mike Lamb, May 17, 2016
    • 8 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • Steven Hockstein
    • May 19, 2016

14. Stone foundation wall problems/repairs

    By mjr6550, May 10, 2016
    • 24 replies
    • 2.7k views
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    • gtblum
    • May 19, 2016

15. Lateral injection ports with no cracking?

    By Gibsonguy, May 15, 2016
    • 12 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • kurt
    • May 16, 2016

16. How would you write this up?

    By Tom Breslawski, April 30, 2016
    • 18 replies
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    • Tom Raymond
    • May 6, 2016

17. Split Face Block Chicago Roof Structure Disaster

    By kurt, May 5, 2016
    • 24 replies
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    • kurt
    • May 5, 2016

18. Securing Columns - Beams

    By Mike Lamb, April 25, 2016
    • 18 replies
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    • Eric B
    • April 26, 2016

19. Foundation Slits

    By Mike Lamb, April 25, 2016
    • 5 replies
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    • Mike Lamb
    • April 25, 2016

20. Guidelines for log floor joists

    By Inspector1, April 15, 2016
    • 9 replies
    • 3.3k views
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    • Bill Kibbel
    • April 16, 2016

21. Crawlspace access

    By Jim Baird, April 12, 2016
    • 7 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • kurt
    • April 12, 2016

22. Powdery Covering

    By Gibsonguy, April 9, 2016
    • 10 replies
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    • Gibsonguy
    • April 10, 2016

23. Of Course There's a Deck on the Roof Above This

    By kurt, March 30, 2016
    • 16 replies
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    • RJ
    • April 9, 2016

24. Mud sills need strapping?

    By Denray, April 1, 2016
    • 12 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • kurt
    • April 3, 2016

25. Wood Beam Clearance

    By Chad Fabry, April 1, 2016
    • 5 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • inspector57
    • April 2, 2016