How to Repair a Failing Foundation Wall @ 75% Cost of Replacing it - NJ - PA
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- čas přidán 2. 04. 2017
- My name is Daniel J OConnor. I am the founder and single owner of Hydroarmor Systems. ( Duh,,, ) Most other Companies and Company owners have been taught "in the box" standards, sell u the standard and do the standard. Your wallet is not a consideration and the "standard" can cost you way more than you need to pay. Everything I do is "out of the box" my way. This kind of repair came out of my brain. There might b others who have thought this up and do it also but to me this one is mine. And this repair should absolutely save you 25% of the cost to replace the wall. - Daniel J Connor
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I had you guys do some work for me a few years ago and I’ve been extremely pleased above my expectations! I found your videos a few years ago and called you guys to help me out. Tony came to my house and took care of everything for me.
I love this guy. I want to call him the angry contractor. Hire this angry mad man and he will fix it the right way! Props on the video
i love how this guy is so ticked off at the people who don't do a good job
Daniel OConner makes it very clear what has to happen ,then its get er done time !
Addiction Warning! Binge watching advised.
Highly addictive content professionally filmed and edited providing hours of free eye-opening structural foundation nightmare scenarios all solved by this hands-on expert. All Dan's videos have immense value including tons of before and after shots.
Thank you Dan. We get it.
Rest in Peace Dan, you were among the best.
I just bought my house in jersey…I can tell it has a half ass system put in my whole basement needs work I’ll be calling these guys for sure
I'm a cartoonist, I don't do construction work or own a home
But I am playing your videos while I work in the office. Entertaining as heck.
Great working man, you are a dying breed, stay a little longer for we need you man
Thank you Daniel, I really enjoy your videos--very educational.
If I ever need something like done to my house I am looking you up great video with good information.
He might be a angry contractor but, he takes proud what he does. Definitely the cream of the crop!
Great Job Daniel! Love the vids - you are awesome. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful!!! I have seen your videos lol 😂 guilty thanks for sharing the wisdom , may the hydro gods keep blessing you
Honest businessman, he helped me look beyond where I am, and service I can supply ppl with
Wow! I am not taking on that big of a repair, but his ability to articulate the basic engineering principles of the cause of failure and his remedies helped me to understand how to determine which steps I need to take to for my little project.
My goodness I could never have said it better. I mean that literally.
- Daniel J OConnor
I'm a huge fan! Thank you for sharing.
I don't even live in jersey and im giving this man a thumbs up. Stand up guys are so hard to come by these days.
Really I love this guy I have horrible problems in my basement I wish you work here I think you did great job ✌️
Hi nice to meet you. I do foundation work for new construction in Michigan. I'm getting asked a lot lately to do some of these repairs. I'm enjoying watching your videos. I added you and will be following your future videos. I especially could not believe the video with that crazy inspector that was .3 miles away from the job and refused to come to the site. That was a sad and crazy story. Some inspectors are so difficult to work with. Anyway, God bless you.
That is because they are government employees. If they worked in the private sector they would not have a job by the end of the day.
Always impressed with your videos and work done.
Thanks for your support. - Daniel J OConnor
Awesome repair. I have one of those 'grouted in' beams on a 1895 built up brick foundation in a house that needs a three inch leveling out. I may put lightening rods up and not ground them.
Now That is Damn Funny. I wonder how many people know what you're saying. But with any foundation I have to say that nearly all structural issues are really simple to fix. Easy for me because I've never been taught anything. I look, think and have 40 yrs of Construction experience to conger up and create a whole new cure. I can then write up a step by step instruction sheet far more simple than most any that Santa might have had to decipher at 1:00 a.m. Dec 25th. - Daniel J OConnor
Thanks, that was very instructional. You learned me lots.
Damn Good Job!!! Thank you for showing this.
HE is not the only person that can do this job properly. There is different ways all work great. But where is he coming up with these Prices
Another great job from the Man Man! Thank you Daniel!! I always learn something when I watch your videos. I live in the Midwest, planning to put a 25' drain on the west corner of my 100 year old home, which has no drain whatsoever and lots of water pouring in when it rains. I will certainly follow your method by the T. No shovel though, just bought a Milwaukee jack hammer on EBay and feeling really excited about this project. But, I have been looking high and low for the dimple membrane and having trouble finding it. Is there a certain brand available to DYI's that you could suggest? And By the way since I am a girl, I have to agree with Chi Anosike on the manly comment :) thanks a lot and keep up the good work!
Many years ago when I was a young carpenter, I worked for a company that worked on a concrete block foundation wall. This was in an area that had clay soil in a cold climate. (MN) When excavation was done along that wall, what appeared was a huge still frozen chuck of frozen clay, about the size of a Volkswagen. This is right where the wall had been seriously pushed in. The blocks wall was cracked. Guess what was also in the area of that huge chunk of frozen clay mud? There was a hose bib, a faucet. I don't know what kind of a wall made, could resist that kind of pressure year after year.....Drip, collect, freeze, expand. Drip, collect, freeze, expand. So I'm thinking it was either the failure of a faucet washer, or maybe somebody just had a habit of not turning the water off in the fall, or something. ....A dirty cheap hose faucet washer...Wow.
You are awesome! Thanks for the videos!
Great job, sir. I need you to come to Oklahoma and do this type of job for me
Absolutely love this guy.
Thanks, and you'll see video after video being loaded up for a while. I'm redirecting my advertising to my You Tube Channel and it's a mess. I've had portions of jobs in most videos and now I'm doing each separate from start to finish. I've also nearly 20 or so jobs I never edited and jobs I'm doing now to edit and load. Fun, fun, fun.
Thanks again. Daniel J OConnor
Never realized Greg Brady was so smart.
I like your video I wish lot more people like you and questions can you install the that system yourself and the beam for the wall to
This is a great video, however I'm really curious how Daniel pushed the bottom of the wall back out 3-inches, which he indicated in this video was pushed 3-inches into the basement. Did he lay a long 4x4 along the bottom of the wall and have several people hit the 4x4 with sledgehammers in sync or place several jacks horizontally and push that way? Since he also indicated he did not raise the floor above, then the wall is carrying the weight of the floors above and therefore this idea seems not possible because pushing the bottom of the wall back out may cause the wall to collapse.
Love this guy
Great job.
Straight forward no bulshit you the man
Cool man I'm going to attempt this. Think I can use 2x8s to brace the wall from the inside? Thinking 16" centers along the whole wall. Dig it out and probably just leave the 2x8 wall up. Bad idea? I might fill 3/4 the way with crushed rock
I wish all concrete guys were like this guy. I've had horrible luck with concrete guys.
I had the same thing at my house they even made holes in the bottom blocks to make it look cosmetic,so i dug down 28 inches put stone n 4 inch pipe then i sunk a 55 gal plastic drum for the sump now basement is dry as a bone.
I would love to see how the wall was slide back over in place. Show us Dan.
Like your dog!
One thing i will say is that from my experience with flat roofs - rubber reacts with TAR. They shouldn't be in contact with eachother.
What't the reaction when they're put together? Please educate me.
i can't eduucate you as i have never seen it done.. but firestone were the pioneers of the EPDM Roof system (rubber) Here in the UK it was 20 years after US and Canada which gave cautious UK market some real life examples to back up their wild claims. Also every roof laid had a 20 year insurance backed guaruntee, - they ran a workshop and provided support to contractors and gave classes and week long courses. I think its more the rubbers demise not the bitumen - its as thin as a normal bycycle innertube! We would do the roofs in our socks in summer because of issues with tiny holes ruining the roofs from the inside out from standing on little stones etc...
Actions speak louder than words - i'm due to replace my flat roof which is a bitumen roof - solar paint -- and its bitumen i chose and i paid a lot. Thats because i went with a make that is actually bitumen and not polyester. I really dont know about that - but iit melts too easy to last long in my opinion.
@@smokemirrors1531 Thanks!
Thank you! Looking at buying a 1935 home with cracks in the basement.
My videos are me and how I do things. Not one has ever been challenged by an Architect or Engineer. And they've helped many people know "how to" and "why." I thank you Dave.
- Daniel J OConnor
Its not always the lowest bidder that screws a homeowner, even high bidders do shoddy work. Learning how to evaluate what kind of work a contractor does is the most important factor.
awesome i need it done
Mom in law has a leak which led me too watch your videos
Been watching your videos for days on in and have been learning a ton
Unbelievable the level of incompetence in this industry especially that carbon bandaid and the footers being narrow and shallow. Wow ,,,
Gonna watch every video made
Be well you and hydro dog
Thank you
I have a house built in 1926. One foundation wall leaks like a fountain when it rains and another one weeps in. Where the water comes in the most is around the chimney which I don't think is original to the house. This is causing a musty/mold condition. I am wondering what is the best approach. Repair or replace just the bad sections or lift the house and go with a whole new foundation. The basement walls are concrete.
Sir if such horizontal crack happens on wall near wallbeam.then what are the reasons?and how it can be repaired?will I have to change the wall? Plz reply.
This guy is awesome. Did you set the pressure relieve system on the outside or inside of the cracked wall
Thanks David, the pressure relief system goes on the inside in this case. Lots of variables on jobs. One of which is a homeowners budget. - Daniel J OConnor
Does you systems should be installed before the house is built in the best case scenario? Great videos, I am watching them all. Really like your tone on bad previous jobs. As you say, it is more expensive to hire cheap anadecuate contractors. Thumbs up!
It seem like a great job. Do you work in nyc (brooklyn)?
well done.
What about black mold the house i'm living in, interested in buying, basement walls leak some rain water throughout. Yes the walls have some cracking but what worries me is that the cinder-blocks are full of black mold. The land lord painted over them when trying to sell the house. I thought that was deceptive. the house was built in the 1920's. Should I buy this home? or is the best option to level the house. It was not well constructed to begin with. . Does extensive black mold require demolition? Whats your take on This Old House. I"m from Edison NJ.
How tall was this basement and how much does one of those I beams cost?
To be able to apply 12 tons of pressure, how large of a concrete pad would you need to be able to withstand that much pressure. 4in thick slab. 4,5,6ft wide?
Your videos rule! I just found this same issue in my house after I gutted it. I just bought the place and I'm gonna have to do all the work myself to save money I don't have. How did you move the wall back over the bottom row of blocks? Mine is out about .5" up to 2.5" over a 15' section.
I'm in the same boat. I'm digging my exterior.
You should spray the outside with Line-X after you put the plastic on it. Wall would be bomb proof =P
This is the guy who corners me in the bar telling me what's wrong with this country.
What type of engineering studies permits are usually required
This is wayyyyyy out of my league but took interest since im buying my first rehab property ever & its on block & beam. Its in really bad condition as Houston flooded in 2016 and the owners just abandoned it almost a year so its all probably rotted & molded. I had a few shabby ppl come out for estimates & just told me a price but I wanted details! the first was $14K. The second actually sent me a real estimate about replacing 9 beams & 24 piers for $6400. But now curious if I can waterproof also if that even makes sense what hes doing? Ill be looking for block & beam repairs if you have any.
Side note: I've watched every video now!! All this stuff is awesome, I need to switch careers. And I have to say its kinda attractive & manly! :-)
I thank u much for the "attractive & manly comment, as I am now 60 yrs old, those kind of compliments have been getting few and far between.
As for any issue u might have it's really all quite simple. The primary element when hiring a contractor is their experience. Experience is knowing the steps and which come first. Knowing and doing the work step by step without an "oops forgot" is how experienced Contractors can price it out properly.
When I was younger I did specifically write up step by step for customers. But now my customers don't even get other estimates or ask me anything about how I'm going to fix it they just ask me to fix it. And yes I am somewhat expensive but most times price is not that important. Engineers etc. say some things can/t be fixed. Those are the jobs I do fix. My Engineer asks me what I'm going to do and I start the work whilst he draws it up. Generally I'm ready for my first inspection before the permit is approved.
If you want me to look at your project I do Virtual Consulting and estimates via Face time, skype etc. You can show me the issues with your phone or tablet. The fee is $350 to $750. If u r interested call my office and Janine can set up an appointment. Thanks. - Daniel J OConnor
+Daniel J. OConnor (HydroArmor Systems) Yes I go out on Thursday. I will schedule to have you assess it. I wasn't sure since the east usually doesn't have block & beam like Texas. After I watched all your videos I transitioned to another 'expert' that was passionate about installing drainage systems. I'm intrigued with it all & certainly I will be using terms to the estimators that make it appear like I know what I'm talking about, lol. They don't make you logistical geniuses like they used to!
@@DanielJOConnor That's really high. More than my engineer charged.
How did you push the bottom of the wall in where it didn’t self correct?
I've done a whole house that's 4 walls replaced fo 35 thousand. What are u installing gold blocks
but did you dig 10 inches wide and to the footer??..... lol
"More structurally sound than had we replaced the wall" confuses me a bit. I think he did a great job for the price, but how could this be better than replacing the wall if money is not in the equation?
ever do a repair to dry stacked foundation ?
How is the wall pushed in from the bottom?
all the bodies Hillary Clinton is hiding on these jobs are pushing the bottoms in
One of my family have a problem like that and i will fix it
Your my new idol. Lol.
the weight of the house straighten the wall! what an engineer
Recently I re edited this one. Both then and now, when I got to the explaining how the wall goes partially back into place, I had to give lots of thought. I did not want to reveal this. Imagine all the Engineering of all those high tech solutions. Wall Anchors, Carbon Fiber, I Beams, Wall Pins, Replacing the entire Wall, etc. BUT, Digging away the dirt from outside removes what is causing the wall to come in and yes the blocks square up to an extent from the weight of the house. Getting it back to perfect isn't all that difficult. Putting wall pins in from the outside and no one will ever know the wall ever has an issue. Common sense! WTF? Too simple? Cut some 2x4's same length, 1ft or 2 ft. Stack them evenly. Put one hand on top ( the house ) and with the other ( the dirt ) slightly push in the middle of the stack slightly. OOOPS, an inside crack. Then top pushing. What happens? Then screw some long lags don from top to connect all. Common sense. Isn't that funny?
- Daniel J OConnor
If I go outside and dig a trench two feet away from my foundation wall, will that relieve lateral pressure?
Stroker Ace - as I understand, it's the force of water (after it rains) that pushes against the wall from the outside toward the inside. If the water drains away at the bottom, by having drainage pipes at the very bottom of the wall and located outside (preferably) or inside (not as good, but still works), then when it rains the water will quickly "fall" to the bottom where the drainage pipes are located and be taken away, so the height of the water will never rise above the pipe. With no drainage , the water will just keep rising higher the longer it rains, even 10 feet high!
What you propose will obviously work, but will look ugly and your kids and pets will fall down into your "moat". You can instead lay drainage pipe and then water will not rise higher than the level of your pipe. On top of your drainage pipe put in 3/4 to 1-inch drainage rock (so water will literally fall down through the rocks), and then optionally cover the the top with soil or more drainage rock if you don't mind having a "rock moat" around your wall. It's best to lay the pipe at the very bottom of the wall so that could end up being a lot of digging if you do this from the outside.
Can you recommend anyone in upstate NY?
My guy poured a new wall against my old wall after pushing it back in place. And they're tied together with rebar. Can't see the new wall because it's right below grade so no one would be alarmed when I sell.
You do work in Minnesota? Haha. I have a problem!
So I'm a thirty year state licensed foundation repair tech..just some friendly advice...there are allot of great methods available that are proven and cost the homeowner far less than what your doing...with what your doing "out of my own brain" and "out of the box" repairs will certainly wind you up in a court room and out of business....I did what your doing twenty five years ago and trust me on this, do some research and find easier, cheaper, faster proven methods and techniques. It's the only way you'll make it in foundation repair.....
holmes of foundation care?
How many folks hired contractors, paid a fortune, only to find out they didn't know what they were doing?
got skills
Yep, Thank You. - Daniel J OConnor
i thought the pressure of water and earth caused the wall to push in. not the water infiltrating the wall.
I don't see what keeps the wall from bowing in again.
Wall pins. In a block wall that means rebar and concrete added to the hollow cores, creating a steel reinforced concrete structure. You have to make cuts in some of the blocks to do this, but since he's adding them from the outside the result is a reinforced wall that is completely clean on the inside. Pretty smart. It's a long, slow process though.
The reason that the crack is there is because the wall was not built correctly. The masonry wall does not have the correct amount of vertical reinforcement in it and is not grouted in accordance with the ACI code. Therefore, the wall cannot withstand the lateral forces that are against it. The load applied is greater than the strength of the wall. Had the wall been constructed in accordance with the ACI 530 code for the required loads, the wall would not have failed. This crack is not there because a pressure relief system was installed incorrectly. When the wall was originally constructed, there should have been an exterior drainage system installed that addressed the foundation drainage and the wall should have been waterproofed from the exterior. Then, there would be no issues. As it is, this wall did not have the correct drainage system, water proofing system, and it was not constructed correctly. Then, someone came and sold the homeowner on a internal waterproofing system in lieu of fixing the drainage system from the exterior as it should be done and did not address the structural issues at all. If the structural issues are not addressed, the wall will still be in a state of structural failure at the end of this. The wall still has no structural reinforcement (rebar) and is still technically in a state of failure per code. You have not repaired this wall.
YOU SHOULD PROLLY WATCH IT AGAIN, HE PUTS PINS IN.... Back in the old days there was no rebar put in block walls now they are cored for this reason, if you can even find a block wall its cheaper to pour the wall, so new houses get poured. Really hope your not doing this for people....
the price quotes seem extremely high. I know a couple down the street that had their whole basement replaced for 40k and your saying a wall cost 37k seems a little high..
wow, $40k? About how big was the basement? Asking because I may need to replace a 38 ft wall.
... and the original contractor is long gone.
oh man you did it again.. where do I get this rubber/plastic ? using a shovel right now..need a big toy someday.. ive been looking at spray on rubber.all kinds of dimple crap.. only trust you.. going around my whole house down to the footer..by hand..the last time has to be right..ive done spots where"they" put the block at 90 degrees to the footer and just splashed the mortar on it..yes it leaked..you are so encouraging ..sending you a gift..in about a week.. my crock is under the crawlspace..has an 8 ft piece going towards a wall 16 ft away then stops..for some unknown reason..the other wall works to the crock but the whole thing is dirt..no stone used..pray for me..
Hey Richard, it's called vapor bright. It was designed and made for crawlspace encapsulating. You'll have to search "vapor bright." You won't find it with anything "foundation waterproofing" because no one I know of figured out it is the best thing to use. Not even the manufacturer realizes. When they do it will triple their sales. Shall we tell them? No because they'll raise the price. Let them figure it out for themselves. - Daniel J OConnor
cool..
found it had to add '20 mil' they want 350.00 to be a "member" to buy it..still working on it, see if they break..
Go with the Twelve, all good. Daniel J OConnor
Kick ass don't I? Thanks for the word. - Daniel J OConnor
That's what you get for having a block wall
Looks good, but you never showed how it was fixed.
25-30% less than cost does not = 75% off.
Damn it! I knew I should have stayed in High School and learned how to use a calculator. - Daniel J OConnor
“I am the only guy who does this.” That’s not a good thing.
I do this for a living and I can tell u this guy is inflating prices of the job. This wall would not cost 30 or 40 thousand to replace that wall in reality it would be about 12 to 14 thousand. And a repaired wall is never stronger than a properly built wall. Do t fall for this. Putting other contractors down is a big red flag
I thought that seemed a little high as well. Based on your experience, what do you think it would cost to replace a 38 ft failing stone & brick wall with a new concrete wall? Are you able to have occupants in the home while the work is being done (I assume the house will have to be lifted up to complete repair.)
Truth hurt? Naming a specific contractor would be unprofessional, but would it really! He is pointing out crappy work that failed.
If a pier company charges 400 per linear foot, then you pay for engineering and permits you’re over 20k and that is just pushing pipes into the ground and attaching. And that is NOT going to stop the lateral pressure or water from getting in.
So you can not say rebuilding the entire wall, putting in a proper drain system, and waterproofing would not run in the neighborhood do what he is claiming.
The prices you are quoting are ridiculous.
Maybe because he's from Jersey
*this guy is funny, he makes tooooo much money that he wears "HERMES" belt for work* 🙄
Wow. This guy thinks everybody else is stupid, and all the other contractors are scrubbers. What a turn off. This is one hundred percent the kind of manipulating, less than candid, greedy, self righteous individual I would never let near my house. Really. I probably couldn't stand being around him for more than about 10 seconds. Don't believe his baloney.