the house was built in the 1930's and water is coming up from the cracks in the floor. Eventually i want to fininsh the basement to increase living space sq. footage. Any info on the cost?
2006-10-28 04:37:36 · 7 answers · asked by bob m 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Wow, that's quite a project. Between shoring, demolition, excavation, drainage, and actully pouring the footers and either poured concrete or block built walls, the cost could be in the tens of thousands.
If the foundation is solid, it may be more economical to address the water issue by having perimeter drainage installed inside and outside the basement. Still, not an inexpensive project.
2006-10-28 04:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm actually in the planning stages of a similar project with my home. I am raising the house two feet, installing a "pony wall" and then after all is finished, sealing the basement.
I got several quotes to raise the house and install the wall. They ranged from $16k to $22k. I'm just not that well off. So, Handyman to the rescue!
I hired an engineer to draw up the plans. That made getting a permit a breeze. No building permit, no play in my county.
I was able to find laminated beams over 50' long from a building recycler. Renting (purchasing and selling back) the beams will be about $800. Wood for the cribbing piles has been a challenge. 9 piles 9 feet tall is a bunch of wood. My hope is to get at least 5 foot long pieces.
I checked many suppliers and found renting just doesn't make sense for my jacks. I can purchase and sell jacks for way less than renting.
My sewer, water, drainage, etc. is getting plumbed with flexible pipe or hose. As the house goes up, the utilities stay with it.
The pony wall is basic framing. Nothing all that difficult. Just follow the plans! Lots of handy friends is a good thing. Working under the house if it rains is a very good thing.
Figuring on a one week prep, stacking cribbing and making sure (again) that everything will move with the house or has been disconnected. One long day jacking, stacking and lowering on to the cribbing. Up to two weeks building the pony wall and installing earthquake anchors. (also a neighborhood requirement) Then a few hours jacking the house up and then lowering it onto the ponywall. The other half of the earthquake anchors are now bolted to the foundation and the flex hoses are replaced with solid piping. The total cost will be around $2000 including lots of pizza, drinks and various food items for the crew.
It will take several days to remove the beams and the remaining cribbing piles. Then I sleep for a week.
The sealer I'm using is ISO fiberglass resin mixed with 10% acetone and a pigment. If the concrete is mostly clean and dry, it will stick like a charm. Just roll it on....That will be about $500 give or take. Respirator and fans are not optional. Do it and
live.....
Sorry, a bit on the long side....
2006-10-31 20:23:41 · answer #2 · answered by Try_anything_once 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If the walls of the foundation are still in good shape and only the floor seems to be affected, a better option may be slab-jacking. It's much less expensive than replacing the entire floor or foundation.
If you are unfamiliar, slab jacking is a process where the floor is drilled out in strategic spots and a special mixture is pumped in to fill the space underlying the floor and will lift the floor back into a correct position. Afterwards the drilled holes and cracks are filled in with a concrete like mixture. This will also reinforce the floor to prevent this from happening again. Not only is this more cost efficient it is an effective alternative to replacing an entire floor or foundation.
Check your yellow pages under Concrete Contractors to see if there is one in your area that specializes in Slab Jacking.
Hope this helps you out and good luck with your problem.
2006-10-28 11:58:59 · answer #3 · answered by xeuvisoft 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Yahoo search local enter house movers/relocating and your city. My 2100 sq ft 4 br 2.5 bath house cost 20,000 to raise and remove the dirt from the crawl space. Add another 25,000 for basement walls and other cement work. Once completed and finished my basement cost 50,000. This was worth it before the market dropped now its going to take a lot longer to make the return back on the cost.
2006-10-28 11:49:53 · answer #4 · answered by fortyninertu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lifting the house will be over $10,000. to do it. I would look into other dry basement options.
2006-10-28 11:45:56 · answer #5 · answered by jackie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would put in a sump hole and pump then you could just resurface your basement floor in concrete.This would work very well
2006-10-31 19:19:43 · answer #6 · answered by Billy T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a job for amateurs. Call a reputable contractor.
2006-10-28 11:46:17 · answer #7 · answered by maxinebootie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋