BigH,
Below the muck is the good typical sandy soil you would expect to be there. When they did the soil test they went down to 20' and didn't run into anything unusual. I hope to hear back from the engineer this week and will suggest the steel and concrete piping to him.
Thanks for your idea jedclampett. The main reason I was thinking of using pvc was for cost purposes. I can get the 8" pipe for about 3.00 a foot. I will check into the steel and see what kind of price range that will be. Are you thinking that I won't need the reinforcement in the cement if I...
Again, Thanks to everyone who has posted. In response to BigH, three other homes within 400' have had their foundatins crack and the home that is next door has had piers or jacks put under it to lift it back up. I don't know how far it started to sink or settle but enough to warrant someone...
Thank you both for your ideas. This is the first time I have used this forum and should have given more detail. First of all, my home is to be built in Florida and it will be on a lake. I had a geotech company named "Ardaman & Associates" conduct the boring. They have several locations in...
I am in the process of building a home and have had a soil boring test done which has come back telling us we have orgainic material or "muck" about 7 feet down and about two and a half feet thick. We have companies come in to quote us on removing the material and our bids are over 50,000...
