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I was kinda thinking the same thing...... The Thunder Dome called, they want their pace truck back Did you by chance derive that line from this thread? Uhmm actaully no. It's that darn whale tail that made me think of a pace car. Just can't get over that whale tail!

I was kinda thinking the same thing...... The Thunder Dome called, they want their pace truck back

There is some serious mad work on it for sure. I'm personally loving the skulls.....just wouldn't be able to get my bike in the back with that tail..... Makes you wonder what other creations he has :popcorn:

I was OK with everything on there, and ready to call the guy until I saw the Green Windshield wipers... that's a total DEAL breaker for me! SW2 Oh crap, I missed that. I'm gonna have to pass on this baby.

Now if you could just get the skull eyes to light up..... http://peoria.craigslist.org/cto/856263850.html

Phhhht Autocad?! That's for smart end users.....that's not me. I'm starting to think I'm looking at an inside job only, or at least until the summer and then lift the house. Uhhhg! Thanks for the input Akula69, Eagle and Pete M!

"You could have a person who owns a bobcat with the auger bit drill holes (from the outside) diagonally under the wall down to bedrock or supportive clay and then pump them full of concrete. Then, locate the poured beams inside the basement and place wooden beams vertically over them, using jacks to force those beams against the floor joists above. This will lift the sagging structure, and allow rebuilding of the wall in question. Depending on your local codes the vertical wooden beams could remain in place for support." Diagonally beside the basement or towards the basement.....I may need a stickman kind of drawing on this. To clear it up a bit, the heaving is between mine and my neighbour's house (all of three feet between) on the north wall. It's heaving out not in only on that wall. The west wall is the one sinking. It happened fast too. Kinda scary!

~singing~ I know where you got those! :brows:

Well Pete, I have a tenant with eight kids living in there.....I could arm the kids with bb guns....

Thanks Akula69, I'm not sure how well those can be implemented on my house as it's in the middle of the city with about 3 feet between me and my neighbours on both sides. Option 3 might work the best for less disturbance to them. I'm thinking that the work is going to have to be done from the inside. Hey Eagle, Yah it's a full but undeveloped basement. Just concrete floors and rock walls (which I thought were concrete until the thin layer of concrete plastering started to flake off). I'm thinking that the teleposts (every 6feet across the end) will jack up and support the end that is sinking and the beam (6X6) will help keep an even pressure across. I'll fill the approximate 2+ inches difference with 2X4's between house and basement, stuff in some insulation because the Canadian winter is a comin', and smear on some foam insulation over top to keep the mice out. Will this hold me through the winter and into spring so I can buy the comanche I've been eyeing up? How lame does this really sound? :nuts: What do you guys think? All comments are welcome......

I have a question for the homeowners out there that may have had the same kind of basement issues. My house is in an area that is known to have shifting land so basements are prone to heaving walls. I was told that it was going to cost me $125,000 to fix my basement. The backend of my house has sunk a little and it's going to tear the back end right off if I don't do something about it. I was thinking telepost and beam as well as another wall poured in beside it might do the trick. Unfortunately there are just not enough trades people around that are not busy and the only one that returned my call is going to rape my savings. Any advice? Cheers, Jacqueline :popcorn:

Unfortunately 69, I think you got a guy that had enough lane sharing for the day and you happened to be in the right place at the wrong time. Sorry about your luck buddy.

Hey 69, it's a tough call without seeing it but to avoid "Biker Bob" going off on you, treat a bike like it's a one-tonne duly taking up the whole lane. I ride a bike and I can't count the amount of times someone "shared" the lane with me only to clip my leg. I'll admit to wanting to kick a mirror when someone does that to me but I wouldn't cut in front and slam on my brakes....that's whacko. However, I will offer the bird in a gesture of my displeasure... :mad:

There you go mini beast, you too can be fixed..... :eek: Camo89, i was first to admit that i was a moron

Well, that explains a lot! Yah, it's working now. Thanks! Cheers!