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Posted by on June 14, 2007, 5:19 pm
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> >On 14 Jun, 09:35, helmsfam...@triad.rr.com wrote:
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> >> > >> >A *hole* is opening up between two concrete pipes in my driveway under
> >> > >> > the rock and dirt that goes over my ditch. The hole is about 3
inches
> >> > >> > in diameter and I guess rain has disolved the dirt underneath the
rock
> >> > >> > just above the two pipes. I can see that the two pipes underground
> >> > >> > were not joined together well and there is about an inch or so of
> >> > >> > distance between the two pipes. Short of digging them up completely,
> >> > >> > pushing the two pipes together and then putting dirt and gravel back
> >> > >> > over the two pipes (which would take some time) what advice would you
> >> > >> > give to fix the problem?
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> >> > Shove section of liner down the culverts. (Are they big enough for
> >> > you to slither down without drowning or getting stuck?) Sheetmetal
> >> > or cardboard should do. Then squirt a really wet concrete mix
> >> > down the hole until it starts oozing around the liner.
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> >> What you said sounds like a pretty good and easy idea..."Shove section
> >> of liner down the culverts. Sheetmetal
> >> or cardboard should do. Then squirt a really wet concrete mix
> >> down the hole until it starts oozing around the liner." And these
> >> pipes are only about 12 inches or less outside diameter.
> >> I know I will need to schedule a Saturday soon to dig up all around it
> >> and see how bad the problem really is, unless I use some cardboard or
> >> sheet metal as you say and slide it up "inside" the pipe to keep from
> >> actually digging out the pipe on the outside. Thanks.
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> >Just curious...is my Fernco coupling suggestions out of the running as
> >a possibly more permanent fix?
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> Trouble with that is that it requires you to be able to
> move at least one of the pipes, at least a few inches.
> Which probably requires digging out the entire length
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The jury is still out on this one folks. I am going to think long and
hard before any final decisions are made. Who know's that homeowner's
insurance might cover it, but I will have to look into deductables,
etc. And in final I will set down with my wife and discuss the matter
and then we will both ruminate on it for a while. I probably will put
something over the hole temporarily until we can decide on the best
fix at the time. (Money is also tight right now.)
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