New Home

Glasshousebltr

Ran down a lead on building a new home today, looks like I have it but no check in hand until Tues. Insurance co needs a bit more time.

The existing structure toasted like pop tart. Foundation walls are showing some cracks but I haven't checked the slab or footing yet. Due to start demo and excavation on wed.

So here are my thoughts.
1.Write it up like a complete demo and excavate for new.
2.Inspect existing footing and slab with a core sample/visual
3.Poor over if slab looks good, project calls for raised bench mark anyhow.
4.Any fault in footing constitutes complete demo? still iffy here.

A bulkhead in the right place might help me poor over on the footing. However, I've never done this and I'm worried about the deterioration of the footer from the heat. This may also apply to the slab.

Any input fellas?

Bob

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Teetorbilt

Get an engineers assement, there are just too many variables. I doubt if the footer is damaged, that would take a lot of heat. The slab would depend on many factors such as how hot it was when the FD started pouring water on it? Did the FD come at all? You get my drift, no one here can answer these questions.

If in doubt, replace. It would be a shame to build back new only to find out that you shortsheeted your own bed.

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mdshunk

I do a fair amount of fire work. It has been my experience that the insurance company will give you a very detailed list of exactly what is getting replaced and what is getting saved. Just my electrical section from a typical job is maybe 10-12 single spaced pages long. The whole project is often a small book.

I only bring this up because it seems weird to me that someone from the insurance company hasn't already made the determination whether the slab is damaged or not and whether or not is needs replaced. I know it's ultimately up to the contractor to do the right job, but I'm just surprised that the insurance company hasn't given their nod one way or the other yet.

Glasshousebltr

I just submited my bid at a little over 18K for hammer remove haul and excavate to dirt. About 1600 sf full in the ground with slab and about 500 on a slab. I'll know tomorrow if the insurance company's biteing, they should I hit the numbers right down to the last CI, and the customer's happy.

Bob

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