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FOUNDATION SECTION NOT APPARENT OR NON CONTINUOUS FOOTING NOTED
FOUNDATION SECTION NOT
APPARENT OR NON CONTINUOUS FOOTING NOTED
(possible condition): The inspector will check
this item if it is noted that a footing section
is, or appears to be, missing from under the
slab or if the building is supported upon piers
without a continuous perimeter footing. Usually
there will be an undercut condition for the
inspector to have noticed a missing footing
under slabs, since this is a visual inspection
and digging is generally not allowed. Often the
inspector will suspect a missing footing if it
is noted that a patio or other exterior slab has
been enclosed and/or made into a habitable room.
Often a property owner will add a room or
enclose a deck or patio without building permits
and not know to install the perimeter footing.
The main problem with the lack of a footing
under a slab is that earth lift from freeze or
expansive soils can damage the walls or floor.
Buildings built on piers around the perimeter
can be more prone to uneven lifting and settling
causing uneven floors, sticking doors, cracked
walls and ceilings, etc. One method of
correcting this situation is as follows.
Excavate for a footing a trench about 12 inches
wide, and 15 or so inches deep, and about 6
inches under the affected slab. Using a 5/8 inch
masonry bit, drill holes in the slab about 30
inches apart and within 6 inches of the outer
wall where a footing is to be placed. Install
1/2 inch reinforcing bars into the drilled holes
allowing the bars to hang down almost to the
bottom of the trench and just below the surface
of the slab. Fill the trench and the rebar holes
with concrete. This is one way to add a
tremendous amount of strength to the outer edge
of a building without spending much money. If
you feel you need assistance you should call on
the services of a Concrete Contractor or a
General Contractor. It may be necessary to have
the repair engineered and to obtain building
permits.
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FOUNDATION SECTION NOT APPARENT OR NON CONTINUOUS FOOTING NOTED
This file was last updated on Saturday, 29-Dec-2007 18:28:51 EST * Copyright © 2008 All rights reserved by: Accurate Inspections, Inc. A New Jersey home inspection firm providing New Jersey Certified Home Inspections in NJ, by New Jersey Licensed home inspectors. Inspector of record Michael Del Greco, New Jersey Home Inspector License GI 0121. |
