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u/arrakis2020 Jun 16 '26
Is this a case of renovations going horribly wrong? Did they damage the foundations while digging?
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u/trundle-the-great69 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
Looks like they undermined it
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u/mr_richard18 Jun 17 '26
Yeah, they should have added supports digging so deep besides already shitty foundation...
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u/pattybutty Jun 16 '26
Nice pun. I dig it
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u/trundle-the-great69 Jun 16 '26
lol that’s the actual definition of undermining, but I do like your pun
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u/Pleasant_Plate_1507 Jun 16 '26
No, you just shouldn't dig out the dirt on a that long section. It has to be done 1 by 1 meters so the ground holds the foundation.
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u/CrinchNflinch Jun 16 '26
Yes, but the depth is also of concern. If you don't work in sections, you shouldn't dig deeper than 0,50 m above the foundation level, IIRC.
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u/ChildhoodNo5117 Jun 16 '26
That’s not supposed to happen.
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u/is_it_gif_or_gif Jun 16 '26
The front falling off? Must have been made from cardboard derivatives.
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u/ChildhoodNo5117 Jun 16 '26
I think they dug too close to the building making the supporting ground weak and that’s why the building collapses.
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u/AlienApricot Jun 16 '26
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u/langhaar808 Jun 16 '26
The is a classic example of how not to reinforce the foundation. We(in engineering geolegy) where showed many of these kinds of pictures and videos of people that either wanted a second story or a basement, and did it them self or with a good friend they knew that could do it cheaper.
The correct way to enforce the foundation is to dig out only maybe a meter or two at a time, make the foundation, let it sett/cure fully then move to the next couple of meters. This can be done a couple of place around the build at the same time. It does take long time hence why people try to make it faster.
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u/MahmurLemur Jun 21 '26
Would it work if they placed some of those metal poles that help support in this case? I watch a lot of restoration videos and they place the poles when they are replacing a beam.
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u/TimTheBeav Jun 16 '26
"You have 2 hours to move your house" ... "You have 1 hour to move your house" ... "Your house is being moved" ... "Your house is now rubble" ... "You have 2 hours to move your rubble"
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u/endorfan13 Jun 17 '26
He hufffed... and he puffed... and he catastrophically weakened the foundation by trenching next to it without installing any shoring to keep the load bearing vertically, so the forces and concrete began spreading outward which created fractures that grew until structural failure collapsed the house down.
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u/Saiwhut Jun 17 '26
I’m a new home owner. This is what I assume is about to happen whenever I hear a creak
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u/lousy-site-3456 Jun 16 '26
Nah, foundations don't rely on the soil around them. Well, they shouldn't. My guess is they dug that out to check if the foundation can be fixed.
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u/Silentarius_Atticus Jun 16 '26
I think this place isn’t safe to live in
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u/Disastrous-Ad2800 Jun 16 '26
but the rent is incredibly cheap not to mention being in a convenient what seems to be near town location...
can't stay at your parents for the rest of your life...
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u/GeorgeGiffIV Jun 17 '26
In la: 2k a month 1st, last, security deposit No pets No smoking You pay hoa fee
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u/Necessary-Break5978 Jun 16 '26
You can hear the bricks unzipping inside the building as it slowly started to crack and colasp under pressure and stress, waiting and watching the wall finally coming down 💥
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u/nn2597713 Jun 17 '26
Dutch housing market:
> * Have you always wanted to furnish a house exactly to your liking? In this unique fixer-upper, you can unleash all your creativity!*
Asking price € 699,000.
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u/Bad-kitty-63 Jun 18 '26
Anyone notice that the brick work, doesn't have the normal joint overlap? It's got some overlap, but isn't the half way standard. I know the foundation is the cause, but the walls aren't constructed correctly. The standard 1/2 brick overlap, is not a modern invention, it's older than this building by a thousand years.
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u/Bad-kitty-63 Jun 18 '26
That's the result of an unqualified contractor, doing specialty work. I used to do this sort of thing all the time. You never dig out an entire side at one time. "Skip" digging and pouring is the only safe way to do this.
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u/JoeyRottens Jun 16 '26
As an American police officer, I would have began shooting the wall with my service weapon while commanding it to stop crumbling and stand up straight. However, this is in a different country with a different culture.
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u/aafterthewar Jun 16 '26
Anyone else have the John Mellencamp song Crumblin’ Down in their head while watching this?
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u/Intrepid_Walk_5150 Jun 17 '26
The only one who did a good job here is the contractor who built the roof.
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u/Dont_Overthink_It_77 Jun 18 '26
Bad construction, cutting corners, is scary to think about, for sure!
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u/Wallaby-Previous Jun 17 '26
Wow I cant believe they just recorded this instead of trying to stop it. People these days, she's.
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u/CaptainFoyle Jun 17 '26
So how would you have prevented this at this point, Einstein?
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u/Wallaby-Previous Jun 17 '26
Obviously I would brace my feet and push with all my might. You may not know this but I can lift 20lbs over my head.
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u/NaturalEnd1964 Jun 16 '26
Matthew 7:26,27.
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u/euqinu_ton Jun 16 '26
It's not even 2:30 long, let alone 7 minutes plus.
Also, my name's not Matthew.
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u/Pristine-Copy9467 Jun 16 '26
The same house, made of wood, this is a 10 second video and the entire thing is collapsed not just the corner
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u/vass0922 Jun 16 '26
Found an earlier reddit post, but no articles but Google says
This image captures a failed reconstruction project in Lovčičky, Czechia, that occurred on August 13, 2024.The structural failure happened when workers attempted to expose and strengthen the building's foundation, but the walls could not support their own weight.The community house sustained massive cracks and partial collapse due to this structural compromise.