foundation patch?

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

There appears to be an extra patch in my basement surrounding a beam for the house but is not sealed to the rest of the foundation so easily peels/breaks up and there get's water in the basement due to no sub pump. My question is should I break it all off due to water getting trapped underneath it? the floor underneath it appears to be discolored or possibly mold due to it trapping water, what would be the best course of action here or who should I call to look at it?

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cat_ky

7 years ago

Looks like someone dug it out to put a footing in there for a new post, and didnt properly fill it in again. You might want to have someone come and redo it with a proper patch. Also is that post wood, or does it just look like wood. Posts are supposed to be metal.

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Sammy
7 years ago
Why isn’t there a sump?
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Original Author
7 years ago
yes it does look like a poor patch, is it necessary to get it re-done as compared to just removed? there is another post that is metal without the extra patch around it aside from the square it's raised up on, that post is wood yes. And as to the pump couldn't say why one wasnt installed as recently bought the house
cat_ky
7 years ago
Why would you remove it and leave a hole in the floor. I would call a reputable concrete company to come dig it out, and repair it, and replace the wood post. You do not want wood posts on top of concrete, it needs to be a metal one. Makes no difference if there is another metal one, this one is obviously important or someone would not have dug up the concrete and put in a footing and a new post. It is holding some part of your house up. It was a lot of work to be done, so I am pretty sure, they had a very good reason to put it there.
annied75
7 years ago
I would deal with the water issue first. The company that installs the sump pump and digs the hole for it may be able to fix the concrete around the post. Metal or treated wood can be used for the post.
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Flo Mangan
7 years ago
Was this observed and reported in a pre purchase inspection? I would bet you have a water problem under your floor. This requires professional assessment by foundation expert. Was this disclosed in disclosure documents?
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GN Builders L.L.C
7 years ago
It's like a sponge when you press on it the water comes up and surrounds around the pressure point.

Same thing with the basement, you probably have a rat slab and the point load from the column pulls the water up and the slab is constantly wet around it and each time it rains the water table is rising causing more moisture to come up and over time the patch is losing it's bond and starts to crumble.

Install a sump pump, take care of the water issue under the slab, cut that section around the column out and put new concrete.