barto5 t1_iyoht7n wrote
Reply to comment by sdfree0172 in How to fix a leaning brick column? by Noonien
Keep in mind that even IF this works, you’ve just added more weight to something that is already settling.
It would be a temporary fix.
Tack122 t1_iyokt1v wrote
It could be settling, or it could be rolling over a firmer settled area. Digging a concrete bell bottom shape beneath it and filling it with concrete is a common way to increase the surface area of soil that the object is bearing on.
barto5 t1_iyolhsd wrote
It is. But bell bottom piers are not suitable for all applications and the amount of excavation required for a bell bottom pier might very well undermine the column you’re trying to stabilize.
Tack122 t1_iyomc2c wrote
Yeah I could see that. Dude might need a retaining wall. Hard to say without understanding the soil around there.
I'm most familiar and by default think about the soil around home, thick Houston black gumbo. Clayey and dense, sticks to everything and holds stuff pretty well in general. Ideal type A example imo.
Type B or C yeah I could see that being iffy. I'd try drilling in post holes and filling them and connecting it to the footing or something I guess.
OffbeatDrizzle t1_iyp2cvh wrote
He's basically creating his own leaning tower of Pisa!
ScratchNSniffGIF t1_iyoktsc wrote
Nothing lasts forever. Every fix is 'temporary'
barto5 t1_iyolquh wrote
Well, temporary is relative. A good foundation repair company will make this repair and back it with a lifetime warranty.
So in the sense that life is temporary you’re right.
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