need a Structural solution

[cda]

http://www.wptv.com/news/national/luxury-home-in-texas-clings-to-collapsing-cliff-at-lake-whitney

 

[steveray]

Sky hooks? Load bearing air? Try changing the muffler bearings and blinker fluid....Sorry, too much coffee this AM....

 

[mark handler]

Solution

Stop building on cliffs and unstable ground

Like all the homes in Florida the keep building over sinkhole areas, stupid

 

[mark handler]

Need a Structural solution

Fill in the lake, stabilize the soil, rebuild

 

[Frank]

SolutionStop building on cliffs and unstable ground

Like all the homes in Florida the keep building over sinkhole areas, stupid

Next you will want to tell people not to build on oceanfront sand beach in a hurricain zone on a barrier island.

 

[jar546]

Who would even consider building somewhere like that? It's all undercut along that side.

Not to mention it is a man made lake. Sheeesh

 

[FM William Burns]

The homeowner assumes the risk for buying, building and living in areas such as these noted.......Ah WPTV...my old TV station....

 

[Frank]

The homeowner assumes the risk for buying, building and living in areas such as these noted.......Ah WPTV...my old TV station....

Sometimes--in flood areas the taxpayer does with subsidized flood insurance.

 

[north star]

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"Caveat emptor" my very rich friend, ...caveat emptor !

If you are buying expensive jewels, it has been said that "If you do not know

your jewels, then you had better know your jeweler.".....I think that line of

reasoning also applies to a number of other professions [ i.e. - builders,

...contractors, ...realtors, ...building inspectors, ...code officials, etc., etc.,

etc. ]

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[mark handler]

Next you will want to tell people not to build on oceanfront sand beach in a hurricain zone on a barrier island.

Or in a flood zone.....

Or earthquake.....

 

[steveray]

Sometimes--in flood areas the taxpayer does with subsidized flood insurance.

Or hurricane, or tornado, or earthquake, or wildfire. or blizzard......The taxpayer always pays...

 

[Frank]

The thing is each area with natural hazards also has natural advantages--river port has to be in flood zone. Hurricanes damage the coast but bring needed rain for agriculture and citys. Midwest thunderstorms water the country's grain crop, and breed tornados.

 

[mark handler]

Don't we always pay?

 

[fatboy]

Flow Fill?

 

[north star]

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Possibly a fix similar to the Grand Canyon Skywalk project ?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Skywalk



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[mark handler]

did you see the secondary crack.... It's toast.

 

[cda]

Would you approve it???:::::

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/10-design-tornado-proof-home

 

[north star]

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Unstable soils & high groundwater tables going to be problem ???

% = =

 

[Frank]

7 years old. I suspect the geotech report has some language about the need to protect the base of the hill from wave/wake action that did not get built. Heavy recreational powerboat use equals alot of wake wash to erode the base of the hill.

This was likely not an overnight issue and action could have been taken even after considerable erosion/crumbling back to stop and reinforce before it got this far.

 

[allis_ch]

From the looks of the left side remaining, it looks like they were trying to build over the water. It looks like they have succeded.

 

[steveray]

Anyone else have the urge to go push on it?

 

[mjesse]

SolutionStop building on cliffs and unstable ground

Like all the homes in Florida the keep building over sinkhole areas, stupid

...says the man living in earthquake and wildfire country.

My underground bunker in the woods of Wisconsin is safe from everything except killer worms

 

[cda]

Looks like the lake would want to demo the house, before all that debris falls in the lake

 

[Mark K]

And when the house falls in the lake the appropriate agency can write them up for polluting the lake.