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  1. 07-01-2008, 10:07 #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by newracer View Post
    Seriously you should really consider shoring that or sloping the trench. Why are you doing it? Small backhoe rental is pretty cheap.
    +1. as an engineer i've experience with many large earthwork projects and safety's #1 on my jobs. shoring's a good idea with your trench, especially with the spoils placed directly on the ledge (the mass of the spoils are contributing additional force that can add to the shearing of the face below them). the cost of a couple sheets of plywood and 2x4s are cheap when compared to having it cave in on you - both in safety and having to dig it all out again.

    your project though, so whatever you decide to do, be safe!
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  2. 07-01-2008, 13:11 #12
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    Plywood 2x4 and plastic tarp is now in the hole. Had to take the picture for the crowd here before I made it all pretty.
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    good man!
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    I am still wondering WTH you are doing?
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    Quote Originally Posted by newracer View Post
    I am still wondering WTH you are doing?
    BRD and trench digging for a hobby ??
    Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to Fight, he'll just kill you.
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    I think he's either building a friendship tunnel or an underground command center for Z-day...
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  7. 07-01-2008, 19:11 #17
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    Having foundation issues with water seepage thriugh walls.

    I can save a fortune doing the excavation work myself prior to the repair and sealing work being done as that is the majority of the cost.

    I am also going to install french drains to move the water out of the soil and away from the foundation walls.
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    That was my guess but I wasn't sure. There are drain tiles that you could install that take water away from the foundation too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by USMC88-93 View Post
    Having foundation issues with water seepage thriugh walls.

    I can save a fortune doing the excavation work myself prior to the repair and sealing work being done as that is the majority of the cost.

    I am also going to install french drains to move the water out of the soil and away from the foundation walls.
    Aren't you afraid those will give up on you?
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  10. 07-02-2008, 07:56 #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by robsterclaw View Post
    Aren't you afraid those will give up on you?
    No as they make the water RUN AWAY from the walls.
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