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Posted by Dennis on August 31, 2007, 7:24 pm
If the tank isn't lined, it may be leaching into the park's water supply.
Install a plastic liner into the existing tank & couple the water service
into that. That would stop the leaks and allow the ground to dry out over a
period of a few weeks. Reinforce the existing tank at this time with
stainless banding.
Then place new individual piling footings & shore up the tank with secondary
pilings.
When the new pilings are taking part of the load, individually dig under the
existing pilings & pour conic footings (may have to do just a few at a time
as the secondary pilings will only take a percentage of the load). Then (if
he still wants or needs it) pour a slab.
Dennis
>I looked at a 16 ft. diameter, 45 ft circumference and 10 ft. height for an
>existing Redwood Water Tank.
> It is full of water.........
> It is supported underneath by 4x6 and posts about everywhere.
> The foundation is faulty, the water is necessary for the Trailer Park and
> the owner wants me to pour a concrete slab under
> that..............tank......
> There is no room to speak of, lifting the tank is out of the question, a
> decent footing, and steel in a slab would be impossible to do.
> The tank leaks also...........
> What does the owner think?
> The ground under the tank is wet and soggy.........
> You cannot crawl under it.
> The tank also has sides that go down past the floor. The floor is keyed
> into the wall. Steel straps support the sides of the tank.
> What does a guy do?
> You cannot drain the tank...........hum?
> any ideas?
> jloomis
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