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   DanH | Mar 10, 2004 04:17am | #1

   A skilled brickmason can do this.

   I'm a little skeptical of putting a layer of cement over the brick -- the adhesion between the two would never be good.

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   patren | Mar 10, 2004 09:28am | #2

   To Mauck

      Are there any house movers/lifters in the Denver area? You may want to consider lifting the house or supporting it one side at a time and consider replacement of the foundation with new footings and  block/poured/ICF walls (expensive proposition). 98 year old three layer brick with sections missing doesn't sound all that safe. I really don't think that a parge coat of mortar or cement would help an already deteriorating foundation. It would only be a temporary solution to an existing problem ( band aids over bullet holes). I would take a closer look at the rest of the foundation and then determine what your alternatives may be. 

   If you decide that the foundation is salvageable, Have a mason contractor replace the missing sections and you may be able to tuckpoint the rest of the foundation. I would check the outside for places that water may be getting in and correct those as well.

   Pat.

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   DanH | Mar 10, 2004 05:52pm | #4

   YDNNF house movers. Any competent mason can jack up or at least support the area a little with bottle jacks. But I kind of doubt that it would even be needed for such a small area.

   The old farmhouse my parents bought had a creekstone foundation that was falling apart. They hired a black gentleman of about 60 years named Mr Yerby to come and fix it. He went around the foundation replacing about 10 feet at a time, using a couple of bottle jacks to lift the house when needed.

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   davidmeiland | Mar 12, 2004 05:42am | #5

   YDNNF?? You do not need freakin...??

   I worked on a place that had old brick walls. The engineer's solution was to drill and epoxy steel rods into the brick, on a grid of about 12", tie a mat of rebar to those rods, and shotcrete the whole thing about 8 inches thick. The guys that did it brought in a large towable compressor and made the whole thing happen snap snap.

   If you want to own the house over the long run, deal with the foundation in a meaningful way. The engineer who suggested parging it is out of his mind.

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   VaTom | Mar 10, 2004 03:52pm | #3

   The place we had there, Highlands neighborhood, was similar.  Underground stream going through such that we had a serious drain tile/sump system going.  The mortar was extremely crumbly and the brich wasn't much more solid.  Our solution was a For Sale sign.  Good luck.

   Oh, building's still standing, last I heard.  Get the brick back in and try not to worry.  I also see minimal merit in that cement coating. 

   PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!