Soil Above Brick Veneer Hi everyone. I'm in a house built…
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Soil Above Brick Veneer
Hi everyone. I'm in a house built in 1962, slab foundation with brick veneer. Over time the house has settled (or it was just built lower...). The soil is about a brick above the concrete slab, and it does this to maintain grade.
If I lower this to be below the brick veneer like is usually desired, it would be a massive regrade project and every part of my lawn would be below the street. Water would have nowhere to drain to even if I implemented a french drain (nowhere to daylight).
Ive noticed during heavy rains sometimes the brick wicks water up and gets a tad wet for a couple days before drying. My question for this group is has anyone dealt with something like this before? Would it be preferable to create an inch or so trench so there's no soil touching the veneer?
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Hi everyone. I'm in a house built in 1962, slab foundation with brick veneer. Over time the house has settled (or it was just built lower...). The soil is about a brick above the concrete slab, and it does this to maintain grade.
If I lower this to be below the brick veneer like is usually desired, it would be a massive regrade project and every part of my lawn would be below the street. Water would have nowhere to drain to even if I implemented a french drain (nowhere to daylight).
Ive noticed during heavy rains sometimes the brick wicks water up and gets a tad wet for a couple days before drying. My question for this group is has anyone dealt with something like this before? Would it be preferable to create an inch or so trench so there's no soil touching the veneer?
#diy
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