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there's something about sand bagging that i just do understand
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:37 am
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:37 am
i see many people that go to get sandbags and their house is on a slab. so............they put a few bags by each door to prevent water from entering. however, there's a wheep whole every 12 feet in the slab. how much good are they doing if those wheep holes are exposed? the water will stil get in through them in my opinion.
what you think?
what you think?
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Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:37 am to tigerdup07
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what you think?
waste of time and energy
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:40 am to tigerdup07
you can tell the adjuster that you tried
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:40 am to tigerdup07
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there's a wheep whole every 12 feet in the slab
Huh?
If water gets above finish floor elevation, water is getting in the house. Regardless what is at the openings
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:41 am to tigerdup07
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, there's a wheep whole every 12 feet in the slab.
I assume you are talking about a brick veneer. In which case, there is:
1) A flashing behind that wee[p and extending nearly a foot above.
2) The veneer is cladding and there is sheathing and a water resistant membrane behind that.
So, I'm NOT suggesting the sandbagging is worth the effort. But, the "weep" is not the reason for it's lack of efficacy.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:42 am to tigerdup07
well i would prevent truck induced waves if water only cam up a bit. you could also seal the weep holes. the weep holes are in the brick not the slab.
Plus water flows through sand, you need a barrier on a sand mound/levee to prevent water from flowing through. The guy that surrounded his house did it with visqueen. Levees do it by being either a clay cored or a clay capped.
Plus water flows through sand, you need a barrier on a sand mound/levee to prevent water from flowing through. The guy that surrounded his house did it with visqueen. Levees do it by being either a clay cored or a clay capped.
This post was edited on 9/6/18 at 10:45 am
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:43 am to tigerdup07
Thought this was a teabagging thread, nm
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:43 am to CarRamrod
i sandbagged the frick out of my house in chalmette for katrina.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:43 am to BlackHelicopterPilot
if the water gets into the wheep holes, there goes the floor.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:50 am to tigerdup07
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if the water gets into the wheep holes, there goes the floor.
1) The ledge is below the Top of Slab...sometimes by a LOT
2)….never mind
Posted on 9/6/18 at 10:52 am to tigerdup07
The only way to properly sandbag a house is to surround the entire house and have sump pumps ready, because it will still seep through. we did this in Monroe back in '90 and saved someomes house. Had 3' of water surrounding the house and not a drop inside
Posted on 9/6/18 at 11:03 am to tigerdup07
Your brick ledge is below the top of the slab
Posted on 9/6/18 at 11:03 am to Bucktail1
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The only way to properly sandbag a house is to surround the entire house and have sump pumps ready,
Correct answer ^^
For those mentioning the weep holes in brick, your typical brick ledge is only 1.5" below the finished floor. So you can get water in there and still be dry but not by much. Also, brick is porous so water is already in the ledge weep hole or not.
Do not count on the house wrap and base plate sealer keeping water out either. Its not air tight. Once water is at the same level as your concrete finished floor, your fricked.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 11:04 am to GrammarKnotsi
Posted on 9/6/18 at 11:09 am to tigerdup07
Best thing to use are those water tube barriers...
Posted on 9/6/18 at 11:10 am to tigerdup07
Every hurricane, my mother in law will buy two sand bags; one for the front door, one for the back door. If the water gets that high, those sandbags aren't gonna do shite. I told her that once, but if it makes her less nervous and annoying, I just don't say anything anymore.
Posted on 9/6/18 at 11:17 am to boxcarbarney
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but if it makes her less nervous and annoying, I just don't say anything anymore.
You hit the nail on the head...
I think it has everything to do with emotions than what's actually going to work..
Posted on 9/6/18 at 11:38 am to tigerdup07
Water is gonna find a way in, but it just makes people feel like they did all they could to stop it.
I've never done it, and am never gonna waste my time doing it
I've never done it, and am never gonna waste my time doing it
Posted on 9/6/18 at 12:02 pm to tigerdup07
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there's something about sand bagging that i just do understand
If you already understand it, then why are you asking?
This post was edited on 9/6/18 at 12:03 pm
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