megachad Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Wow! Question? Do you (or the houses above you), have well water or city water? If it's well water that's a HUGE part of the problem. There is no re-charge system in place to prevent the drawn down. city water Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
megachad Report post Posted August 5, 2014 That's huge, were there any injuries or just property damage? Glad to hear you guys are ok. Thanks. Looks like everyone got out ok.. just property now.. rain is coming again so it could get messy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
megachad Report post Posted August 5, 2014 No doubt it's not creating a ton of appreciation in the neighborhood. Hopefully you are made whole again. Stay safe. Thanks man Glad you guys are ok..Jackson Hole had a similar slide in April from what I remember, and of course the one that killed 42 people in Washington..most are human caused by development, timber harvest or grazing..... agreed. That is one gargantuan slide! Glad to hear you are ok. Please stay safe. thank you.. it is still moving too.. hope no others are affected by it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jpegs13 Report post Posted August 5, 2014 city water Then the developer has the slope too steep. He needs to either drive sheeting or put retaining walls in. Hydroseed and mesh isn't going to do squat Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnsella Report post Posted August 5, 2014 It's got class action construction defect case written all over it. Loss in value claim for the neighborhood plus the safety issue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
megachad Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Then the developer has the slope too steep. He needs to either drive sheeting or put retaining walls in. Hydroseed and mesh isn't going to do squat Yeah, they excavated out and had to do a 40 foot tall retaining wall at the clubhouse.. Which is about 30 feet higher than city code of 10 feet.. so that is why it buckled imo.. It's got class action construction defect case written all over it. Loss in value claim for the neighborhood plus the safety issue. i agree.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnsella Report post Posted August 5, 2014 Yeah, they excavated out and had to do a 40 foot tall retaining wall at the clubhouse.. Which is about 30 feet higher than city code of 10 feet.. so that is why it buckled imo.. i agree.. In my former life when I used to run litigation support companies we worked this exact type of case in Orange County, CA. A developer decided to grade a hillside steeper than the engineers/geologists recommended so they could add an additional row of homes to the development. Somehow they got it approved and several years later during heavy rains those homes ended up in a large apartment complex at the bottom of the graded hillside. Massive lawsuit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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