A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

On Jan 26, 2:12*pm, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

last sold for 69,000 $$$

On 1/26/2012 1:12 PM, bob haller wrote:
....

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

Virtually no chance at such a late date (and zero chance of doing it
economically unless there's a multi-million dollar ocean view that could
be salvaged which would be contraindicated by folks w/ that kinda' money
would have done something before the situation had developed to this point).

--

On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:27 -0600, dpb wrote:

On 1/26/2012 1:12 PM, bob haller wrote:
...

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

Virtually no chance at such a late date (and zero chance of doing it
economically unless there's a multi-million dollar ocean view that could
be salvaged which would be contraindicated by folks w/ that kinda' money
would have done something before the situation had developed to this point).

I expect the house will eventually (soon) be condemned. It happens in
California with those "multi-million dollar ocean view" homes. From
beach erosion.

On Jan 26, 1:12*pm, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

A lot of ropes bored under the house and then around the house and a
lot of bulldozers to pull the house onto safer land where it can be
put on rollers and really moved to a safe location

On Jan 26, 2:12*pm, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

I would just use a couple of rubber wheel chocks and get a propane
tank instead of gas.

On Jan 26, 11:12*am, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

You'd have to get a really good deal on fill dirt to make it worth the
trouble, assuming there's no underlying erosion issue causing
problems.

I doubt the 100 ft drop is purely vertical, so that'd likely mitigate
the fill amount requirements.

mike writes:

On Jan 26, 11:12Â*am, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

You'd have to get a really good deal on fill dirt to make it worth the
trouble, assuming there's no underlying erosion issue causing
problems.

I doubt the 100 ft drop is purely vertical, so that'd likely mitigate
the fill amount requirements.

Of course there is an erosion issue.
The hill is sliding into the valley.

You can drape chain link down the hill, rebar and cement
but ultimately the hill will have it's way.

--
Dan Espen

On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:12:36 -0800 (PST), bob haller
wrote:

A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

Califiornia, right?

I heard on the news a very convincing show about bankruptcy that said
that most buisiness owners try so hard to avoid it bankruptscy and
wait too long to do bankruptcy and that's why they can't do a good job
of it.

Similarly, I think this owner waited too long to try to sell his
house. Earlier, maybe it could have been moved to another location.
Althought since it's built on a slab, maybe there is hope yet.


They should build the houses with beautiful views on the other side of
the mountain, where the land is less likely to collapse.

If you want to see the long term results of hills sliding into
valleys, drive down the Shenandoah valley.
It's shaped like \ /
\_______/.

Calysta for First Tramp?

On Jan 26, 11:12*am, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

This is what you need:

https://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...w=1366&bih=628

It is very expensive to install.

On Jan 26, 7:12*pm, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

Another solution here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiS3k-ePmZk

On Jan 26, 7:12*pm, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

Solution here. Dunno how permanent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt1FXmJKeJ0

On Jan 26, 7:12*pm, bob haller wrote:
A friends home is just a few doors away from a home thats about to
slide over a hill...

the backyards have gone from 15 feet to just a few, and that home
close by is about a foot and is for sale for 5 grand. Its vacant since
the gas company terminated service and pulled the meter for safety
reasons. its a nice ranch in a so so neighborhood. it makes me wonder
how the pros do it, theres over a 100 foot drop to the valley below.
it last sold for 6

Rappeling would be necessary to work behind the home

buddy showed me another house like this, the home currently sits above
ravine street. the foundation is undermned and collapsed.

that is you can look under the footer and concrete slab. maybe 1/4 is
exposed, i was afraid to get too close for a good look.

both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

Another solution.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiS3k-ePmZk

On Jan 26, 2:12*pm, bob haller wrote:
both homes are pretty nice and might make a nice investment for
someone if they could be stabilized........

The only solution is to salvage what can be salvaged, and haul the
rest away in dumpsters at this point.

It's going to be too expensive to stabilize, and that's only IF the
DEC (Dept of Environmental Conservation) will allow you to stabilize
it.

I know a farmer whose barn was undercut by a creek that drastically
changed course during a flood. The creek was nowhere near the barn
prior to the flood. The DEC will not let them fill in and stabilize
their barn because it "changes the natural course" of the creek.

If flowing water is causing the problem, you can forget about saving
it at all.