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To: lowbridge

I guess they could jack up one side....
How do the sink new pilings under the building?
Are they using a pile driver and short pieces of steel or wood pilings inside the basement?


11 posted on 06/11/2023 11:17:43 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: minnesota_bound

Plus how do they tie in the foundation to those inside and outside pilings?


12 posted on 06/11/2023 11:19:30 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: minnesota_bound

They very well could be. There are drilling machines (and I imagine pile drivers) that can be taken apart and hand carried - down elevators or up mountain trails.

I guess going 5 to 8 feet at a time to 200’ deep is still easier than going to 15,000 feet at 30’ at a time to reach oil.


14 posted on 06/11/2023 11:22:03 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: minnesota_bound

There are several videos on the topic.


27 posted on 06/12/2023 12:35:22 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: minnesota_bound

Lally columns and jacks?

I am half serious. I suppose they could drive new piles between the existing ones and place something like this (only much bigger) between the pile and structure, at least as a temporary measure, then drive the existing piles deeper, and restore the previous configuration, more or less.


38 posted on 06/12/2023 3:34:56 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)
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To: minnesota_bound

Plan B


39 posted on 06/12/2023 3:40:32 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)
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To: minnesota_bound

Dump Viagra on it and hope it stays up more than 4 hours.


48 posted on 06/12/2023 4:57:54 AM PDT by dforest
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To: minnesota_bound

Just go to Harbor Freight and buy a shitload of bottle jacks. Problem solved.


63 posted on 06/12/2023 7:09:33 AM PDT by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: minnesota_bound

I think they just cut some shims off scrap lumber and hammer ‘em under and tack them in place. Well, that’s what I do with cabinets, anyway…


65 posted on 06/12/2023 9:02:25 AM PDT by dinodino ( )
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