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Need pump to add sand under house
Posted on 4/21/18 at 8:42 am
Posted on 4/21/18 at 8:42 am
I have an elevated house about 2 feet off the ground I get water under there all the time trying to figure out if there’s a company in the Baton Rouge area that pumps sand under the house or if there’s anywhere I can rent a pump
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Posted on 4/21/18 at 8:45 am to lafishcommander
Posted on 4/21/18 at 8:47 am to lafishcommander
Take that money and move out of BR
Posted on 4/21/18 at 8:48 am to lafishcommander
Go pump sand!
Posted on 4/21/18 at 8:49 am to lafishcommander
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if there’s anywhere I can rent a pump
Is pump the new code word or Mexican, if so, go to local Home Depot parking lot?
Posted on 4/21/18 at 9:05 am to lafishcommander
I’m going to save you alot of time here. I went through this last year. Nobody has a pump for you to rent to pump sand only slurry mixture. No one locally pumps sand either. I had to contact pump and sand from Metairie to drive up to Watson to pump sand under my rental property. House is 1250 sq ft but it determines how deep you need the sand to calculate how much you need. I think I estimated about 8” of sand for 1250 sq ft and cost me $2500.
pumpandsand
Don’t bother contacting Gator in New Orleans. They won’t come this far.
pumpandsand
Don’t bother contacting Gator in New Orleans. They won’t come this far.
This post was edited on 4/21/18 at 9:08 am
Posted on 4/21/18 at 9:32 am to lafishcommander
Make sure pumping sand is what you need. I think you brother has had similar issues. So have I. I’ve done everything except pump sand
If I had to do it all over again, I’d hire a contractor familiar with moisture issues and let him take responsibility for comprehensive moisture abatement.
If I had to do it all over again, I’d hire a contractor familiar with moisture issues and let him take responsibility for comprehensive moisture abatement.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:06 am to starsandstripes
Why not just pour a chain wall to keep the water from getting in there in the first place?
Posted on 4/21/18 at 12:29 pm to tigerbutt
Oh there are companies that do that with in BR but they only do no industrial with and would charge 20k for something like this.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 1:12 pm to lafishcommander
First figure out how water is getting under the house and get that fixed. Gutters, downspouts, and grading.
Then fill in the low spots underneath then add mechanical ventilation to keep it dry.
Then fill in the low spots underneath then add mechanical ventilation to keep it dry.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 1:44 pm to starsandstripes
Don't think sand with stop water,maybe disguise it. I would pump dry bottom under your house. Which is a very weak concrete mixture around 300-400 psi.
It's what contractors use in excavations to walk on while installing rebar. after a rain they can de-water and resume work quickly.
It's what contractors use in excavations to walk on while installing rebar. after a rain they can de-water and resume work quickly.
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:34 pm to tigerbutt
Thanks I talked to the company out of New Orleans about the same price you said
Posted on 4/21/18 at 11:41 pm to Capital Cajun
I graded the yard now one area of the house is to low. I talked to a company out of New Orleans they blow sand and grade it may spend the money now I’ve been pumping it out with an automatic bildge it goes off after it rains all gutters are good to go
Posted on 4/22/18 at 4:48 am to lafishcommander
The guy is real nice but plan to be on site upon completion. I made him get under the house and grade a few areas off because they weren’t sloped or anything. It’s not going to be pretty and perfect and yes it somewhat self levels over time but his guy had some spots where it was piled up and next to it was almost a hole. I even went behind them the next day with a 2x4 to slope a few areas off. It wasn’t bad at all. Best $2500 I spent. Typically it’s just the owner and a helper that actually does the “spraying” of the sand.
This post was edited on 4/22/18 at 5:20 am
Posted on 7/6/18 at 9:32 am to tigerbutt
Has this helped your issue? We got a quote from the same guy but we only need 2 to 3 inches. Our house sits up 3 ft off of the ground in Abita Springs. And to be honest its not extremely we under the house it just pools in places near the porches and then settles into low spots due to the ground settling over time. We are tempted to hire some "workers" from the HD parking lot to instead of having it blown in. In our area a 16 yard truck full of sand is 480.00. The quote was in excess of 3000.00
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:23 am to lafishcommander
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I’ve been pumping it out with an automatic bildge it goes off after it rains all gutters are good to go
Whered ya get that? I need.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:35 am to ptemplet
Absolutely it has helped 100%. No more standing water anywhere. If you have a 3' clearance then I would consider as you mentioned just hiring some guys to fill in your low spots. I had less than 2' clearance which made it extremely difficult just to crawl under the house. Hence why I had it blown in.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:37 am to dagrippa
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Whered ya get that? I need
You can buy a sump pump at Home Depot and dig a hole in the center under your house and have it pump when it fills with water. The flotation mechanism will shut pump off after water is pumped out.
Relatively inexpensive. $100 I think I paid to keep around the house for emergency.
This post was edited on 7/6/18 at 10:38 am
Posted on 12/10/21 at 10:22 pm to lafishcommander
Don't use the leftover sand to fill low spots in the yard. My friend's dad made him do that every year...cuz the shite never worked.
Whatta Maroon.
Whatta Maroon.
Posted on 12/10/21 at 11:00 pm to SuperSaint
You are the confused clown blasting gangsta rap at the gas station that reverts to the fetal position when the real Gangstas you envision your self to be roll up.
Lol!
Lol!
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