Posted by andy r on September 08, 2010 at 20:02:13 from (69.66.71.73):
In Reply to: OT Basement project posted by Bryan iniowa on September 08, 2010 at 18:30:48:
Making something better is aways rewarding. Your sweat equity is a good way increase your home's value. Wouldn't most people put a beam under the floor joints near the wall and lift/hold the building up with cribbing or screw jacks?? Maybe there is no existing basement and you have to start from the outside. Many houses were dug out exposing the foundation since the new basement is now deeper than the original foundation. Then they formed up a new wall of poured concrete inside of the old wall to hold the dirt and support the old wall. Sometimes they called this a fruit jar wall since they commonly stored fruit jars on the ledge the new wall formed. The new wall requires a good amount of re-rod and should be dug in below the new floor to resist the pressure. If this is done use strong forms with plenty of "kickers" (hortizontal braces) to support the forms.
I have seen people wanting to dig out their basement break up part of the wall, remove dirt near the top and side in a beam and lift from the ends. Then the rest of the wall can come out for digging. Some have dug the whole end out so they can drive a skid loader in to remove the dirt. A neighbor stuck a small elevator in the basement to lift the dirt out. Good luck.
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