Bricks, Masonry, Asphalt and Concrete - porch
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03-18-01, 12:32 PM
solarium on second floor, was a outside porch attached
to main struture(house)by floor, base on two sonatubes
two years ago had a contractor close in porch & had windows
and patio door on top underneath one door only no windows
keep garden stuff...
this year i have a problem cracks around windows base(top)
above door on ground level(bottom) one of the sonatubes
has risen about one inch looks like the melting snow
water & refroze was the problem.
i read somewhere about using metal posts instead of the
sonatubes he used. do you know where or who does this?
or should i have a drain dug all around the enclosed
base???
to main struture(house)by floor, base on two sonatubes
two years ago had a contractor close in porch & had windows
and patio door on top underneath one door only no windows
keep garden stuff...
this year i have a problem cracks around windows base(top)
above door on ground level(bottom) one of the sonatubes
has risen about one inch looks like the melting snow
water & refroze was the problem.
i read somewhere about using metal posts instead of the
sonatubes he used. do you know where or who does this?
or should i have a drain dug all around the enclosed
base???
2000
03-18-01, 07:01 PM
I read "frost heaving". Footing depth and drainage away from are common methods of avoidance. Wood, concrete, or steel for support makes little difference.