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sagging floor in berkeley vj 12-29-2006
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Posted by vj on December 29, 2006, 6:32 pm


I'm looking for recommendations for a structural engineer to evaluate
sinking floors in my 100-year-old Berkeley (Calif.) flatlands home -
you know, land of foundation-rattling quakes and soil-saturating winter
rains. i've read through all the threads here, and am ready to start
calling but would appreciate hearing about good experiences - or bad
ones, for that matter.
thanks and happy new year.


Posted by David Nebenzahl on December 29, 2006, 9:18 pm


vj spake thus:

> I'm looking for recommendations for a structural engineer to evaluate
> sinking floors in my 100-year-old Berkeley (Calif.) flatlands home -
> you know, land of foundation-rattling quakes and soil-saturating winter
> rains. i've read through all the threads here, and am ready to start
> calling but would appreciate hearing about good experiences - or bad
> ones, for that matter.

Don't know any, but here's my suggestion: call Matt Cantor, who runs a
home inspection business here. (You can find his ad, as well as his
weekly column, in the /Berkeley Daily Planet/.) He's a good guy and can
point you in the right direction, as well as maybe answering other
questions you might have.


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Posted by vj on December 30, 2006, 11:39 pm


thank you!. i appreciate it - the hardest part is having no clue who to
call.


David Nebenzahl wrote:
> vj spake thus:
>
> > I'm looking for recommendations for a structural engineer to evaluate
> > sinking floors in my 100-year-old Berkeley (Calif.) flatlands home -
> > you know, land of foundation-rattling quakes and soil-saturating winter
> > rains. i've read through all the threads here, and am ready to start
> > calling but would appreciate hearing about good experiences - or bad
> > ones, for that matter.
>
> Don't know any, but here's my suggestion: call Matt Cantor, who runs a
> home inspection business here. (You can find his ad, as well as his
> weekly column, in the /Berkeley Daily Planet/.) He's a good guy and can
> point you in the right direction, as well as maybe answering other
> questions you might have.
>
>
> --
> Just as McDonald's is where you go when you're hungry but don't really
> care about the quality of your food, Wikipedia is where you go when
> you're curious but don't really care about the quality of your knowledge.
>
> - Matthew White's WikiWatch (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm)


Posted by David Nebenzahl on December 31, 2006, 1:44 am


vj spake thus:

> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>
>>vj spake thus:
>>
>>>I'm looking for recommendations for a structural engineer to evaluate
>>>sinking floors in my 100-year-old Berkeley (Calif.) flatlands home -
>>>you know, land of foundation-rattling quakes and soil-saturating winter
>>>rains. i've read through all the threads here, and am ready to start
>>>calling but would appreciate hearing about good experiences - or bad
>>>ones, for that matter.
>>
>>Don't know any, but here's my suggestion: call Matt Cantor, who runs a
>>home inspection business here. (You can find his ad, as well as his
>>weekly column, in the /Berkeley Daily Planet/.) He's a good guy and can
>>point you in the right direction, as well as maybe answering other
>>questions you might have.
>
> thank you!. i appreciate it - the hardest part is having no clue who
> to call.

Tell me about it: like how do you find a decent mechanic if your car
suddenly breaks down?


--
Just as McDonald's is where you go when you're hungry but don't really
care about the quality of your food, Wikipedia is where you go when
you're curious but don't really care about the quality of your knowledge.

- Matthew White's WikiWatch (http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/wikiwoo.htm)

Posted by Dan_Musicant on January 3, 2007, 4:14 pm


- Posted and emailed-

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:44:58 -0800, David Nebenzahl

:vj spake thus:
:
:> David Nebenzahl wrote:
:>
:>>vj spake thus:
:>>
:>>>I'm looking for recommendations for a structural engineer to evaluate
:>>>sinking floors in my 100-year-old Berkeley (Calif.) flatlands home -
:>>>you know, land of foundation-rattling quakes and soil-saturating winter
:>>>rains. i've read through all the threads here, and am ready to start
:>>>calling but would appreciate hearing about good experiences - or bad
:>>>ones, for that matter.
:>>
:>>Don't know any, but here's my suggestion: call Matt Cantor, who runs a
:>>home inspection business here. (You can find his ad, as well as his
:>>weekly column, in the /Berkeley Daily Planet/.) He's a good guy and can
:>>point you in the right direction, as well as maybe answering other
:>>questions you might have.
: >
:> thank you!. i appreciate it - the hardest part is having no clue who
:> to call.
:
:Tell me about it: like how do you find a decent mechanic if your car
:suddenly breaks down?

To answer the last question, I would consider going to www.cars.com and
checking out customer recommendations for car mechanics in your area.

The first question: I think I can help some here -- I also own a house
in the Berkeley flatlands and it was built between 1910 and 1915 (not
sure exactly when). It also has a sunken floors problem, in particular
near the middle of the house.

I've had a number of contractors come over here and evaluate, several of
these guys are foundation specialists. In fact, one is scheduled to come
over in a week or so. They came recommended by one local city official,
for what that's worth: Live Oak Structural. The official also
recommended I call Winfield Construction. Dave Winfield came over and
gave me a bid. He's quite experienced.

Probably the most experienced pro I had check this place out (two
different occasions) is George Walton of Alameda Structural. George gave
me 14 pages of typed recommendations!! I have a friend (who I met by
virtue of this newsgroup) whose Berkeley house's foundation was rebuilt
by George and he recommends him highly.

Beyond that, here's a site that should give you much useful information:

http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/home/foundation.html

Good luck!

Dan


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