Since your are prestressing the slab anyway you can drill piers through the perimeter of the foundation to bedrock or a depth determined by the geo...
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If the cracks are hairline and there is no displacement then it might just be poor quaility taping or no taping at that point where the crack appea...
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The pipe is probably to drain the water behind the basement walls to prevent a buildup of hydrostatic pressure. Don't plug or remove the drain as p...
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You can form a footing and stem wall of concrete if you do not want to use block. The requirements will be the same regardless of the age of the ho...
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The soil is probably alkaline which is causing the concrete to effloresce the cement. This soil does need moisture though for this to happen. You m...
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The UBC is used in California
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Avoid synthetic stucco. there have been problems in the past due to the polymers not allowing the water to escape which then leads to molding probl...
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You should first find the cause of the sinking foundation to make sure that the mudjacking will fix the problem. In my experience with sinking slab...
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