You want basement speakers? Don't you need a basement first?

Doesn't one typically build the basement first?

I was going to say from the ground up. But I knew I would be corrected because a basement is usually 80% in the ground.

KOT

Many homes in Park City are from the 1800s to mid 1900s. That is not an uncommon sight in that town. We've done several that were jacked up during remodel. I believe they do that so the original structure remains "historically correct".

Mr. Bartender last night said you can't change the streetside end of the homes in old town PC. So, people rip the backs off and add SqFt to whatever they need.

I've just never seen a house dugout like that.

Yes indeed if you're in old town Main Street area as from the pic it seems you are. Enjoy your time there; it's a great time of year to be in Park City.

It is very nice here but I'm a skier. It's all kinds of wrong to be here now. The slopes here look like the advanced variety.

Agreed. I'm in Tahoe now and looking at the brown slopes is kind of sad but it sure beats Vegas home base. Those slopes you are seeing only represent about 5-10% of skiiable runs not including some great back country. Set up a planned service call Jan thru March :-) plenty of trails for all types in those 3 mountains in PC, plus you have 6 others within an hour or so.

I know a few people who have dug their crawlspaces into basements. I kid I went to school with and his brothers would be punished by having to dig theirs with shovels and wheel narrows. It took them about 6 years to dig it all out. They got it done though.

IRKiller, wipe the finger oil off your phone lens. Been there. Pictures get much better.

Like every post you make, even your quips fall flat.

Ernie, you failed to mention the danger lurking with support columns on a roughly 4 ft mound of soil and gravel that is surprisingly still standing. There does appear to be a sag in the middle. Perhaps if he had included the ph and composition of the soil we would have a clue as to why it has not crumbled.

What about moisture; is this in a earthquake zone, how heavy are the workers that will be working in the area, etc? Please include all the pertinent and non pertinent data.

I've seen something like this twice on much larger homes.

Both times it was houses that were built on filled lots, where the house began sinking.

3500+ SF brick two story in in one case.

Builder hired a house moving company to lift the house with steel beams and hydraulic pumps, then a company came in with some serious earth moving equipment to dig out the fill so new compacted material and foundation could be installed.


It's very strange seeing a D-9 Caterpillar UNDER a house....

Where's the like button? Everyone is cracking down on Ernie! Lol

A D-9 is huge. How far down were they digging? Not to mention just the area to run it. You sure it was a D-9?