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  1. Clcrom

    Foundation Problem

    Yes, there is a pecan tree in our neighbor's yard about 20 feet from the foundation that seems to be moving up and down seasonally. Pecan tree roots roots generally run deep and a long way from the tree. The base rock is only about 6 feet deep, so I expect that the roots do run close to the...
  2. Clcrom

    Foundation Problem

    Thanks for your questions and comments. Th house is pier and beam construction. There is about a 24 inch crawl space. In 1992 we added couple of rooms and another 2 car garage to a 50 year old house. The addition was about 800 sq ft plus the new garage, which gives about 2800 sq ft of total...
  3. Clcrom

    Foundation Problem

    Thanks ACtraffic, I believe that you may be right on shaving off the door. I have been reluctant to do that, but it is much easier than the alternatives. One, not to serious, problem is that the stops on the door are only aboyt 3/8 inch. We had this room added to the house about 15 years ago...
  4. Clcrom

    Foundation Problem

    Hello, I have a foundation related problem that causes the floor to rise about 3/8 of an inch at one corner of a room in the winter. In the spring the problem gradually goes away and dissapears completely by early June. The movement is enough that for about 4 months of the year, the bathroom...
  5. Clcrom

    Multiple vector sums

    I am using Mathcad 2000 to analyze a synthetic aperture antenna problem. I can't find a way to itterate through multiple vector sums corresponding to different input parameters relating to direction. I am using a 4001 point array with each point corresponding to a point along the X axis. The...

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