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December 15, 2007
vibration from city sewage line replacement
The city has begun to replace the water and sewage lines in my street. The vibration is already shaking my 100 year old frame house. I was told by the workers that this isn't anything yet: when they get to the large sewage lines, they will be digging 25 feet deep and driving in steel pilings. By the way, this will be done in mid winter when the ground is hardest. Has anyone had this experience and should I be hiring a structural and/or vibration engineer? Also, is this kind of work usually done at this time of year?
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I just lived through two years of this in Throgs Neck in the Bronx. We did not get any sort if structural engineer during any of it. I would expect that a structural engineer would not be interested, would not feel you are at risk. I will say personally it will be rough. There were times when the whole house vibrated. Then there was the constant dust. Plus we had the pleasure of being near the staging area, so every morning at starting around 4 am the trucks would start arriving to unload supplies. Don't get me started on the woman who backed into my car when making a u turn because of a street closure, then drove off. Good Luck, but in the end we have new streets, no more flooding, new sidewalks, new trees and grass!
Posted by: guest at December 16, 2007 10:41 PM
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