- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Best place to buy a small load of dirt?
Posted on 2/24/14 at 8:53 am
Posted on 2/24/14 at 8:53 am
TIA
need it to build up a little levee around the base of my house to try and keep the water from draining into the crawl space under the house.
need it to build up a little levee around the base of my house to try and keep the water from draining into the crawl space under the house.
8
Posted on 2/24/14 at 8:56 am to gorillacoco
check craigslist
Posted on 2/24/14 at 8:57 am to gorillacoco
General Sand and Gravel
Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:00 am to CBLSU316
Any nursery will have topsoil or river silt that you can buy by the scoop.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:04 am to gorillacoco
Dig a ditch and use that dirt, depending on how redneck you want it to look.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:04 am to gorillacoco
Don't use topsoil. It will wash away. Call Coy Badeaux 225 405 8141. I did the same type of thing at my house.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:05 am to gorillacoco
How is any water that gets under your house going to get out of you build said levee?
Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:09 am to CBLSU316
quote:
How is any water that gets under your house going to get out of you build said levee?
Think he is trying to prevent it from getting there in the first place.
I would look at more than a little levee type fix. Sounds like the water needs a way to go the opposite direction too or you will have water standing around the house next.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:11 am to Langston
My wifes aunt had a problem with water getting under her house and not being able to get out...................................they are now replacing all the floor joist.......which basically means they are doing a complete remodel of the entire house.
Side note: The house is very very old.
Side note: The house is very very old.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 9:12 am to gorillacoco
My house. If you can dig it you can have it.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 11:11 am to Langston
quote:
I would look at more than a little levee type fix. Sounds like the water needs a way to go the opposite direction too or you will have water standing around the house next.
If I start getting standing water around the house I'll deal withy that then. Trying to avoid putting in a sump pump. I can pump out the water that's there already with a bilge pump or something once I get it blocked off.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 11:41 am to gorillacoco
Posted on 2/24/14 at 12:26 pm to gorillacoco
Drive sheet pilings all the way around the house to create a sub-surface barrier.
Or jack the house up for about 1% of that cost.
Or jack the house up for about 1% of that cost.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 2:06 pm to tenfoe
quote:sheet piles wont cut off seepage. only reduce it. Put in a slurry wall to cut off seepage.
Drive sheet pilings all the way around the house to create a sub-surface barrier.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 2:55 pm to CarRamrod
I was thinking 2 60' sheets, welded together for a total depth of 120'
Posted on 2/24/14 at 3:08 pm to tenfoe
A T-Wall like they did around Nola would probably work, only thing I would suggest is going with concrete piles on a batter instead of steel pilings.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:05 pm to gorillacoco
Just jack your house up 15' and concrete underneath so you'll have room for the ping pong table.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:09 pm to The Last Coco
quote:
Just jack your house up 15' and concrete underneath so you'll have room for the ping pong table.
Seems reasonable.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:18 pm to The Last Coco
i'm trying to give that thing to David. otherwise it's going on craigslist or out on the street if that fails.
Posted on 2/24/14 at 4:26 pm to The Last Coco
which reminds me, michael left my phone on the back of the truck when we got done kayaking friday (i gave it to him because he couldnt paddle the final 1.5mi of the trip and i left him to wait at another road crossing for me to pick him up). phone got smoked by a car tire within seconds, and i lost the number of the dude who was supposed to come get the goose dekes. he had said he'd call friday afternoon or evening sometime, but i have no way of knowing now. he didnt leave a message or call back though, so i guess i'm going to relist??
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News