Plumbing

[bluedog225]

You may recall this house from the retaining wall thread. I genuinely feel sorry for my new neighbors. The first owners of this house. They purchased a couple of months ago.

I know from watching the construction that the overall quality is abysmal. There were probably a half dozen different crews cycling through during the boom times. Crews just got hired away. Or the builder didn’t pay them. He eventually went bankrupt and disappeared. They had some kind of water leak in the bottom floor, which is surrounded by a concrete stem wall. It flooded out everything. Now it appears they have a waste line issue.

I know I had to replace my sewer line in the late 90s. The original builders in the 1950s used orangeburg aka tarpaper pipe.

Looking at the way that pipe approaches the street at a 45° angle, it sure looks like it runs through my front yard. And whether it does or not, I don’t recall them digging a new sewer line. I bet they simply tied off to the existing line from the 1950s.

I don’t know what all the risers are for. And no idea where the pipe at the top of the photo leads to.

 

[DGersic]

So, did the half assed retaining wall keep the flood water on their side of the property line?

 

[bluedog225]

So, did the half assed retaining wall keep the flood water on their side of the property line?

Yes. But candidly I think there’s less support for the foundation over there than there was before the retaining wall. They dug that big trench and lightly filled it. No compaction. And the rain gutters drain into that area. So whatever lateral support that soil is providing is gone.

There’s a new structural engineer involved. And a new contractor. They seem like decent people.

 

[DGersic]

Yes. But candidly I think there’s less support for the foundation over there than there was before the retaining wall. They dug that big trench and lightly filled it. No compaction. And the rain gutters drain into that area. So whatever lateral support that soil is providing is gone.

There’s a new structural engineer involved. And a new contractor. They seem like decent people.

This place is approaching Shed Of Doom build quality. Have you asked your insurance agent what your coverage is for when this thing topples over and lands on your house?

 

[fourjeepin]

Man, that house is never ending drama. I hope for your sake (plus the new owners) it calms down.