The NJ Attorney General's Office, Division of Criminal Justice, contacted me and they are working on this. The detective who contacted me has a copy of both the draft report and the altered report for our home. They had to open an investigation because of the number of people whose reports were...
I was able to find out (don't ask, I'm not throwing anyone under the bus) that the report was indeed altered and that the engineer's signature was forged on the final report. The "peer" was from another company than the engineer.
Thank you all for your help.
Is it normal for an engineer to type his/her draft report directly onto the peer's letterhead and then the peer edit the document without saving a draft? I'm being told that's what HiRise Engineering did with the report for our home and that there are no draft versions of the report. The...
I'm under FEMA review right now because my Hurricane Sandy claim was denied by the Engineering firms (HiRise and United Technical Consultants) that were caught altering engineering reports. My claim was originally denied because of the earth movement exclusion. I believe we may actually have...
I'm sorry StrucPatholgst, I missed your post. The crack is vertical and follows the mortar joint on the side of the flood vent and then keeps going deeper into the crawl.
I was wondering how to tell if groundhogs were the problem. They keep burrowing under our shed and deck (even though we...
Thank you all for your responses. I wasn't aware that I should be hiring a forensic engineer. I feel sort of bad for the person I've already hired, but if he's not the right person for the job, then it's better to change ahead of time.
I didn't see any mention of the first flood in any of...
I posted another question on here before and at the advice of some of the people here, I have an appointment next month for a structural engineer to evaluate our crawlspace foundation.
During Hurricane Sandy, our foundation was damaged. A pre-existing hairline crack on the side of the house got...
Thank you so much vagarwalstr! I really appreciate it.
I spoke to the structural engineer from the insurance company and asked him if there's any way that the damage was caused by hydrostatic or hydrodynamic loads (or anything water related), and if so, would he please revise his report to say...
I want to thank everybody for their help. I especially want to thank Ron who gave me possible ways for the water to have done the damage. I am using Ron's possibilities to prove to the insurance company that they cannot, without a doubt, say the damage was from soil movement.
Thanks again and...
Thank you Ron. Even if it's a long shot, if there is any possibility that the cause was from water, then I can get the claim approved.
SteelPE, we are at the lowest point in our neighborhood. My one neighbor got approval somehow to elevate their yard and it now drains into our yard.
I have the Senator involved because FEMA is supposed to step up and help when your insurance company denies the claim. FEMA keeps telling me that they can't help and that I have to go after my insurance company.
I have been dealing with my problem to the point of being ill and needing...
The lawyer wants 50% of the recovery plus fees.
The flood insurance policy has a loophole that they can exclude soil movement even if the soil moved because of flood waters. I have to prove that there is a possibilty, even if it's only slight, that the water could have caused it.
Thank you for your answer. I tried getting my own engineer but they are so back-logged from the hurricane that they're booking months out. My insurance company has to side with me if there's a possibility that it was caused by water and not soil movement. I just need to know if it's possible...
I'm in such a bind that I'm desperate for your help/opinions.
When we moved into our house 10 years ago, the foundation had a hairline crack next to the flood vent in the right rear quarter of our house (we are on a crawl). The crack hadn't changed in 10 years. During Hurricane Sandy we had 8...
Deeper soils that will absorb or adsorb the flood waters, creating a new unconsolidated state.
The flood waters are receding but the ground is still saturated. Can complete (as in, no further) reconsolidation occur while the ground is still saturated with flood water? Thank you for your...
