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Electric hammers make quick work of 96 year old concrete
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Pilot dig
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Basement slab was no more than 3 inches thick
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The extra thick pad for the original coal furnace was easily destroyed.
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The buried fuel oil line, exposed
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There was an earlier water management attempt done. It can be seen as the 4 inch wide strip of concrete along the footer. It was completely ineffective.
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Ventilation
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Finished hole at the shallowest end, about 12 to 14 inches deep.
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Completed ditch along one wall, showing fuel oil line.
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Oil tank
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Complete ditch along front wall
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Gravel and piping wrapped in a filter
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IMG_1633
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Sump hole. Can also see the main sewer line exiting the house (at an angle). At the bottom of the picture is a rock the size of a basketball.
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Sump hole with drain pipe and filter
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Sump basin with drain pipes and filter. On left is the sewer line.
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Drain lines covered with gravel
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Drain line covered with gravel under steps
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Waiting for the discharge hole to appear
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The discharge hole
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Complete excavation around the oil tank. Excellent work.
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Drainboard installed
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More drainboard
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Drain board and fuel oil line
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IMG_1646
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New concrete under the oil tank leg
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New concrete along front wall
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Lower line is to condensate drain on hot water heater. Upper line will be the discharge pipe
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24 inches deep
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Discharge line
