Underpinning
I heard outrageously loud noises last week on Jan First week of Feb coming from my neighbors basement. Is it possible that he went under my side of the party wall and poured concrete? I spoke with engineer yesterday and this was his opinion. Please let me know what seriously think? Thanks.

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Guest User | 7 years and 3 months ago
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What a name.

slopefarm | 7 years and 3 months ago
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Ah, yes. A likely candidate.

daveinbedstuy | 7 years and 3 months ago
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Might have been “Iron Balls”

slopefarm | 7 years and 3 months ago
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I only vaguely remember that. I remember there was someone who always ranted that woodframe “tinderboxes” had no value, were going to burn down, and shouldn’t be discussed on brownstoner because they weren’t brownstones, but that was very early on. You can imagine I took some umbrage.

daveinbedstuy | 7 years and 3 months ago
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No. He was always going on about how houses were going to fall down.

slopefarm | 7 years and 3 months ago
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Was it the poster we thought was an alter ego of the what? Or someone else?

daveinbedstuy | 7 years and 3 months ago
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Slopefarm, who was the guy always posting that brownstones would all fall down some day??????

slopefarm | 7 years and 3 months ago
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LOL, lurker. That seems sane by comparison.

Lurker | 7 years and 3 months ago
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Brownstones half-off

daveinbedstuy | 7 years and 3 months ago
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Yeah, I want to see pics of what’s going on!!!!

RobertGMarvin
in General Discussion 7 years and 3 months ago
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“Bob Marvin – you know anything about underpinning?”
No, not enough to be of any help–sorry

Guest User | 7 years and 4 months ago
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I’m just thinking worst case scenario since I don’t know what happened during those 2 weeks.

randolph | 7 years and 4 months ago
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LMAOOOOOOOOOOO

slopefarm | 7 years and 4 months ago
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Oy.

Guest User | 7 years and 4 months ago
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how much to rebuild the party wall is the question for now basement to roof?

CarmenR | 7 years and 4 months ago
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are you asking how much it would cost to underpin and rebuild your entire party wall? i am so confused. I still want to know why the stoop is involved.

slopefarm | 7 years and 4 months ago
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Wake me when these things actually happen. You have asked people to answer a lot of what if’s that make very little sense.

Guest User | 7 years and 4 months ago
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Damage had to been done by tenant and during 2 weeks.

Guest User | 7 years and 4 months ago
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I don’t see anything on the surface, but lets say they go to re-brick and all of a sudden weaknesses appear on my side once bricks, stoops are removed. What would it cost my from basement to roof party wall?