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Posted by DAC on April 13, 2007, 7:59 am
> Not sure how to answer that (novice here). The addition is off the 2nd and
> 3rd floor off the back side of the house (extending about 12' away from the
> house), with the supports going into the ground. The yard slopes down from
> the backside of the house, so the basement is totally under ground in the
> front and about 3/4 under ground out back. The screw jacks go into the
> ground out there- creating a crawl space type of area under the addition
> (kind of like houses you see at the beach, appearing as though they are
> sitting on pillars). You can only see 3-4 feet of the supports then they go
> into the ground.
>
> DAC wrote:
> >> A house i'm looking to buy has a two story addition they put on within the
> >> last five years - during home inspection, the inspector pointed out that the
> >> screw jack support posts are below grade level and thus prone to rusting
out.
> >> Does anyone have any insight on how "atypical" this is, or how concerned I
> >> should be about this?
>
> >crawl space or basement?
>
> >crawl space it's not the best practice a poured post would be better;
> >basement, common.
So the posts, they're on the interior of a crawl space, correct?
If they are, and do not come into contact with the soil or moisture, I
wouldn't see why it wouldn't work. It they are exposed to the
"elements" I would personally use concrete piers.
Depending on how serious you are about the house, and if this is a
factor you might be able to get a credit to change it. Do you have
pictures to share?
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