Week 3: My brain hurts as our son Ian would say when he is stressed out. The 988 sf ranch renovation has grown quickly into the Gila Monster. We started clearing the property last week and discovered water running everywhere. The neighbor above said he was told there used to be a river running through the property above. I am pretty sure we uncovered it last week.
I wanted to be dreaming of tile and lighting fixtures and we are up to our eyeballs in mud. In addition we found the rear foundation wall is bowing from all the pressure of expanding hard pan soil pushing behind it. Tim has researched a spring and I-beam system that we will install on the back foundation wall. We met with two diggers who are the best in the business. The good news is money can fix it, LOL. We are deciding on a curtain and footing drain system that will take the water away from the house and move it along. We had a watershed moment on Monday night and decided to hold off on the garage construction until we get further down the road.
Our last dance... 