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New house foundation - Decaying??? hockeyhockey 03-11-2007
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Posted by on March 11, 2007, 11:06 pm
I am building a new house. The basement foundation has been poured.
(about 1 month ago). I have noticed at the botton of the foundation
where it meets the piled foundation frame, (Its on piles) the
foundation does not have a flush/smooth finish and it almost looks as
if the
foundation is decaying. Here is some pictures.

http://img481.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01053id3.jpg

http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/827/dsc01045vg8.jpg


Posted by DAvid Norris on March 12, 2007, 5:24 am
hockeyhockey@hotmail.com wrote:
> I am building a new house. The basement foundation has been poured.
> (about 1 month ago). I have noticed at the botton of the foundation
> where it meets the piled foundation frame, (Its on piles) the
> foundation does not have a flush/smooth finish and it almost looks as
> if the
> foundation is decaying. Here is some pictures.
>
> http://img481.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01053id3.jpg
>
> http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/827/dsc01045vg8.jpg
>
It looks like concrete to me don't worry about it. looks like "first
splash" Your floor should pour up the wall and cover it up

Posted by John Reddy on March 12, 2007, 8:16 am
I would be more concerned with the eccentric loading on the pile caps.

Posted by DanG on March 12, 2007, 7:05 am
It looks like chat or fine gravel to me like something that may
have been used around a French drain system. Once the floor is
poured, the stone will no longer be able to "bleed" under the
wall.

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>I am building a new house. The basement foundation has been
>poured.
> (about 1 month ago). I have noticed at the botton of the
> foundation
> where it meets the piled foundation frame, (Its on piles) the
> foundation does not have a flush/smooth finish and it almost
> looks as
> if the
> foundation is decaying. Here is some pictures.
>
> http://img481.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01053id3.jpg
>
> http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/827/dsc01045vg8.jpg
>



Posted by Michael Bulatovich on March 12, 2007, 8:24 am

>I am building a new house. The basement foundation has been poured.
> (about 1 month ago). I have noticed at the botton of the foundation
> where it meets the piled foundation frame, (Its on piles) the
> foundation does not have a flush/smooth finish and it almost looks as
> if the
> foundation is decaying. Here is some pictures.
>
> http://img481.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01053id3.jpg
>
> http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/827/dsc01045vg8.jpg

Don't worry about it. That happened because they dumped the concrete from a
height (common practice) and didn't vibrate (also common practice.)

I assume that wall is reinforced, and at least 8" thick. Has someone looked
at that interior corner bearing condition and approved it?
--


MichaelB
www.michaelbulatovich.ca



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