Just visited a job I'd rather walk away from but I think we all agree this is just a bandaid job. What we have is a stream or creek that is dangerously close to a dwelling. Governments just don't care, of course. During extreme flooding, the stream swelled up to capacity, which took many feet from the sides. We are talking 10ft from the structure right now!
I warned that continually adding soil on the bank will never work, we agree on that. Right now we are just adding riprap at the bottom to stop lower level erosion.
We are talking about a bank that is mostly clay/loam, nearly straight down about 30ft. Slight slope but just not enough. They might not lose any more until another major flood but in that case, it will likely get into the dwelling.
I have done many things, but never saving a structure from an eroding stream bank. We have build serious retaining walls for overpasses, but on a budget of more than this entire property. I am trying to think of a strategy that can help this guy!
I warned that continually adding soil on the bank will never work, we agree on that. Right now we are just adding riprap at the bottom to stop lower level erosion.
We are talking about a bank that is mostly clay/loam, nearly straight down about 30ft. Slight slope but just not enough. They might not lose any more until another major flood but in that case, it will likely get into the dwelling.
I have done many things, but never saving a structure from an eroding stream bank. We have build serious retaining walls for overpasses, but on a budget of more than this entire property. I am trying to think of a strategy that can help this guy!