csb
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nail it
soil nail it, that is...
TOP! :bananalama:
soil nail it, that is...
TOP! :bananalama:
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In defense of my fellow geotech engineers, I think we have all seen very POORLY conceived reports from practically any discipline in engineering where the report really offered nothing that a half-witted person (notice I didn't say ******) and an inner-net connection couldn't figure out on their own.Never said geotech was easy, or "fill in the blank" type work. It's just been my experience that the geotechs I typically work with provide reports that have ultra-conservative, expensive recommendations and are typically vague and over-generalized. One report I got for a 1/2 acre lot: "The water table will most likely be encountered anywhere between 5 and 30 feet deep. The soils in the site range from gravel to silty clay." What the hell am I going to do with this report (other than post it on the internet and poke fun at it)? I'm not saying YOU do this, it's just my experience...
You mean like ....I feel like ***-clown is the word of the week and like we should all scream when someone "says" it.
Thanks ... except you seemed to have pierced me ....:wub: for the geotechs...
Not only are you dealing with so many unknowns, typically the field/lab testing doesn't offer enough insight or level of comfort to provide unqualified analysis. I am reviewing tons of geotech data now and I have to explain to my company why I am requesting even more geotechnical investigations when there is already a lot of data that has been collected.But in all seriousness, I agree that ya'lls (geotech engineers) hands are tied by legal crap. You've always got to CYA and there are so many unknowns with soil, that it's best to err on the side of caution.
Hey there island boy .... I actually werk for a livin' now!!I'm surprised JR hasn't chimed in here yet with the possibility that your house might be located over an old spill site, and the driveway separation a troubling symptom of gasoline vapor migration. You may need to temporarily relocate your family, jack the house up, install a vapor barrier, or worse.
Things could start to get really ugly if you have to start working with the enviro engineers.
Things could start to get really ugly if you have to start working with the enviro engineers.
Sounds like a client/consultant issue there.That's assuming I actually park a car in my garage, which I haven't been able to do since I moved in because all our crap is piled in there.
Dang, you beat me to it.The house could also be located over an old Native American burial ground. Those vapors that are escaping through that crack? Souls. I suggest moving.
He can probably get a good deal on one of them FEMA trailers...In my opinion, the only option right now is to bulldoze the house, have the lot condemned, have Mechguy apply to the federal government for disaster relief, and move to a new house.
I watched it for the first time last night. I like how he needed 2 steel I-beams around the 4 2x10's.ever watch Holmes on Homes on (HGTV) I like how the guy will be hired to fix a leaky shower and end up rebuilding half of the house before he is done,, you know they cut a little into this load bearing beam,even though its been like this for 40 years I have no choice but to tear the roof of the house and build it right..
although I have to say I watch that show A Lot...
Oh my gosh. This brought tears to my eyes from laughter.The house could also be located over an old Native American burial ground. Those vapors that are escaping through that crack? Souls. I suggest moving.
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