Where the PHUK is my yard going???

[KBScobravert]

broke my arm skateboarding due to one of those devil crevices when I was a kid.

You should sue.

I keep waiting for one of my dogs to break their leg in the fissures in my backyard. I hope they don't sue me. My wife is cheap ass and decided she did not want to water as much as she needed to to save on the montly bill. I can imagine what the foundation looks like right now.

[forbes]

broke my arm skateboarding due to one of those devil crevices when I was a kid.

lmao i did too....

[Steve]

Wow, that sucks. Foundation issues are just money pits. My mother-in-law keeps having to put money into her house every few years having the foundation fixed over and over and it's causing damage to other parts of the house. Not to mention the ciy of Mesquite has gone to complete shit so the value of her house just keeps dropping. We've been trying to get her to leave, but she insists it's fixable.

[CJ]

Get the shovel and get some dirt under that slab.

[forbes]

Get the shovel and get some dirt under that slab.

play sand and a water hose is the only hope he has to do that

[pr1042]

will homeowners insurance ever cover foundation issues or is it pretty standard for the homeowner to bend over and pay for it themselves

[forbes]

will homeowners insurance ever cover foundation issues or is it pretty standard for the homeowner to bend over and pay for it themselves

nope... it's your problem covered under home maintanance by your wallet.
there are 3 types of houses in our area
1. those on pier and beam
2. those on slab that have been repaired
3. slabs that are going to need to be repaired

[bard]

4. Those on slabs built on piers

[miketyler]

They may cover it only if it's the direct result of unnatural occurrence. Ie, a plumbing leak underground can wash out the earth base and cause voids and instability at the surface. You must be able to prove this with spiked water bill, engineers survey, etc. My ex neighbor went thru this. I think the insurance company sends their engineer out to evaluate actual cause of damage. Also, they will not pay for leak repair, only the resultant damage.

[pr1042]

nope... it's your problem covered under home maintanance by your wallet.
there are 3 types of houses in our area
1. those on pier and beam
2. those on slab that have been repaired
3. slabs that are going to need to be repaired

That's what I figured. My next project is gonna be fixing our gutter/drainage issues and bringing in some soil to level out the areas that have been washed away over the years.

Sometimes wish we had just stayed in an apartment for another year

[miketyler]

Will that area will be supporting the load of a car? For a gap that large and I would consider filling as much of it as I could with some sackcrete. It may be difficult to do but might help support the slab a little better when large weight load is applied.

[JasonRR]

I'm having some similar issues around my driveway and had mudjacking company come out to give me a quote. The were going to drill holes in the concrete and force down pressurized mud to backfill the void, and then dump down fresh dirt and lay new sod to help keep it from washing away again.

Mine was due more to errosion though, and yours may be more straight settling.

I had some similar voids by the foundation on one side of my house where the sprinkler system doesn't provide good coverage, and a soaker hose has really helped. I was surprised at how much the ground "swelled" once it absorbed the water. Might be worth a try.

[KBScobravert]

I'm having some similar issues around my driveway and had mudjacking company come out to give me a quote. The were going to drill holes in the concrete and force down pressurized mud to backfill the void, and then dump down fresh dirt and lay new sod to help keep it from washing away again.

Mine was due more to errosion though, and yours may be more straight settling.

I had some similar voids by the foundation on one side of my house where the sprinkler system doesn't provide good coverage, and a soaker hose has really helped. I was surprised at how much the ground "swelled" once it absorbed the water. Might be worth a try.

How long do you leave your soaker hoses on for?