Underpinning is a method used to increase the foundation depth. This may
be done in case a developer wants to add more storeys to a building.
Also the foundation could be damaged by tree roots and thus this method
used for correction. The adjacent construction may have foundations
lower than the existing thus requiring to be lowered. If basements are
constructed very near an existing building, the foundation may need to
be changed. The reason is for stability of the existing house. Cracks
may appear in a building up to the base thus needing a foundation
remedy.
The underpinning in foundations may be undertaken and but supervised by an engineer. This works should follow instructions keenly for safety. Before any commencement, of work the area of operation should be hoarded. The works take from excavation to finishes approximately a month to complete.
The area to work on is measured and mapped out. The work should commence from the corners working inwards. This is done on load bearing walls only. Foundations without any load bearing walls are exempted. The defects on these walls can be corrected using most simple methods.
The underpinning in foundations
starts with excavations. This should be done under a strip footing. A
length of one meter, a width of half a meter and depth of half a meter
pit is dug. This is done in stages of two meters. This is distance
between the pits. After the excavations, mass concrete is added to the
cavity. Mixes are one part cement, three parts sand and six parts
aggregates. Concrete is made to a good consistence and is poured into
the cavity. Use form work on the edges. Use a rod bar ensuring that the
cavity under the existing foundation is filled up.
Excellent and brief explanation on reenforcing the structural integrity of a home. I've seen an entire building be dug up underneath ( a new basement was created) and the whole house was on stilts. Incredible.
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A house in my neighborhood had to get this done just a few months ago. It was amazing the whole process that it goes through. It is hard to believe they can do that without ruining anything. Before that happened I didn't even know what underpinning was.
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I really appreciate this post. It does a great job explaining how foundation underpinning works. After seeing how complicated it is, I think I'm going to leave it to the pros. Thanks!
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This is such a interesting job to go under a house and fix the underpinning! I bet you guys see some weird stuff down under a house, right? This article was helpful to understand the process of underpinning!
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Thanks for posting this. I've been trying to find out how to do it. I've wanted to learn about building and construction for a while now. I would like to eventually try doing this on my own.
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foundation underpinning looks so complex. I really don't know if I would make that a Saturday project for many reasons. I think though it would be a good idea to look into this a little more. It would definitely help keep my house stable and also make sure the foundation doesn't break.
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Foundations are something that I would hate to have a problem with on my house. It is a lot of work and it is something that really should be done by professionals. There are a number of problems I would take over having something go wrong with my foundation. Though it really isn't a choice in most cases.
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Very informative post, explains complete procedure of basement underpinning, thank you for sharing.
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