BlackJack Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Found this on a house built 1977. Have no idea what it is. Download Attachment: 2005-09-10 10-16-34.JPG 730.68 KB Download Attachment: 2005-09-10 10-19-56.JPG 677.63 KB Owner said its been there long as he owned the house. 8 years. Must be stainless steel, I see no rust on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Odd. I haven't seen anything like that myself. Brian G. I Know Noth-ink, nnnnnoth-ink!! [:-blindfo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul MacLean Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Could it be the termination of a floor drain; perhaps from a second floor laundry room. I see floor drains occasionally, but they're usually PVC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJack Posted September 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 It must be some sort of foundation repair. I found this on the opposite side of the house. Tried taking the cover off but the serews were too rusted and I did not want to break them off. The wall on the inside of the house above the first 2 pictures shows some unexplained bowing of the paneling. Don't know if it will show up in the pic. Any ideas on how to word this on my report. Download Attachment: 2005-09-11 09-25-52.JPG 722.3 KB Download Attachment: 2005-09-10 11-05-16.JPG 383.78 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Barber Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 The paneling bowing appears to be from a moisture problem. I am really stressing my memory here but, in the mid 70,s I worked with a construction crew that built houses for a while in the New Orleans area, many stories from that time period. The concrete slabs had steel cables run through them and a machine pulled the cables tight so that even if the soil under the slab moved the slab would stay intact. My under standing was that the cables were tightened at certain interviles during the curing process of the concrete. I was told that the cable in some cases could be pulled through the concrete and used again, that my explain the washer on the one side but I dont know about the box on the other side.Hope this helps ??? Tom Barber in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Hi, Tom is talking about post-tensioned slabs. I've seen a fair amount of those, but none ever had a doohickey like that. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul MacLean Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 We have post-tension slabs everywhere here, and I've never seen an exposed cable end that looks like that. Of course, if it's post-tension slab you should not see the cable ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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