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To: nickcarraway
“It cracked foundations of our neighbors' [homes],” Matt Taglieri said. “I don’t know how that’s right.”

I do not believe that statement.

9 posted on 04/23/2021 3:50:49 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil
Apparently it has become common to pour concrete foundations of houses with no rebar.

A fellow I know has a house in southern NH he paid over a million dollars to have built.

His foundation is cracking horribly.

Over 30 years ago, I did a footing and 8 foot concrete walls in our barn that had no heat until 2 years ago.

I used a LOT of rebar, on 4" centers. One small crack I expected over a ledge all the rest still level and no other cracks.

Maybe the homeowner went down to check his basement and discovered existing cracks, maybe the blast helped reveal them.

11 posted on 04/23/2021 4:07:23 AM PDT by Mogger
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To: Texas Fossil

Yea I was going to post that. I figure it’s someone who already had a cracked foundation looking for a pay day. Tannerite is a fun little product to have some fun with. A friend blew up an old refrigerator one time. Well it actually only blew the doors off it.


22 posted on 04/23/2021 5:17:19 AM PDT by TermLimits4All (Biden will never be my President. There’s only 1 option left and it won’t be pretty.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Nope. Utter BS reporting, too.


26 posted on 04/23/2021 6:01:50 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Texas Fossil

I don’t either. Lots of times during (or right after) using explosives or other construction people feel the vibrations which can be disturbing.

They start looking around their house and discover cracks and complain. Almost all the time those are old cracks but the owner never looked for them before. Often the “new” cracks even have moss inside of them!

Levels that are disturbing to humans are MUCH less than to a concrete foundation.


38 posted on 04/23/2021 12:40:58 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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