Back porch settling?

[RickN]

Our concrete back porch, is settling enough that the back step now has a big crack where is has pulled away from the house some. Wife and I are debating how to keep things from getting worse. Problem is that the house seems to be built on fill dirt and it is washing down the hill. We can not afford to have the house leveled or a retaining wall built and level the yard.

We are thinking of maybe making a small tier and trying to fill that so no more washes down the hill. I have also thought about maybe a couple rolls of galvanized steel edging buried at the edge of the porch.

Any suggestion that will not cost an arm & a leg?

 

[bigred1]

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[RickN]

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We will get some tomorrow.

 

[Okie4570]

Ever since we had those years of earthquakes, our house foundation, driveway, sidewalks and shop foundation all move separately from each other lol. Depending on the time of year and rainfall, it can all look perfectly normal one month or there can be large gaps between adjoining surfaces the next month. I'll spend the money on it if we ever need to move.

 

[PanhandleGlocker]

Stick your Mini14 ProMag magazines under it like a wedge to bring the porch back up. If that doesn’t work you may have to use your Garcia 380 or your entire Mini14.

 

[OHJEEZE]

There is a such thing as concrete releveling, where they pump concrete under a pad to raise it up

 

[RickN]

Stick your Mini14 ProMag magazines under it like a wedge to bring the porch back up. If that doesn’t work you may have to use your Garcia 380 or your entire Mini14.

I think the plastic guns would be better. Might have to trade some junk for a Glock or AR.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

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Careful what you asked for

 

[bigred1]

There are two kinds of concrete in Oklahoma....one that has a crack and one that's gonna have a crack.

 

[swampratt]

The issue is no one cares to tie slabs together with rebar.
If it was mine and I did not build it and had to fix it I may just tear it all out and do it right.

But if I was wanting a cheaper fix i would get bottle jacks and secure a footing out from the slab that I could lay the jacks against and push the slab back where it needs to be .

If it wants to move anyway.
I would drill holes in the end and sides of the slab 8" from the edge so i could drive rebar into the holes and I would dig under the slab and make a footing with rebar in it.

My porch at my house was dug up and tossed.
I made it right.
24" footing Yea that's a thickened edge for sure.
8" wide at the bottom and tapers up to the slab that is 6" thickness minimum.
Rebar on 1 foot squares and house slab was drilled into and rebar pounded into the slab and tied to the new slab.

Yea overkill but No cracks 15 years later.

If jacking the slab does not move it I would still build a footing on all 3 sides of the porch with the rebar added and then fill the gap at the house.

Mice and rats like to get under porches and they remove a lot of dirt.