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I don't get it. Are you complaining about it being cold or the day-to-day change? Because here in South Louisiana that definitely is cold. But the last few days it's been 34F (1C) in the morning and 70F (21C) in the afternoon. Today it's 75F (24C), tomorrow morning 39F (4C). How's that for a temperature change.
 

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I don't get it. Are you complaining about it being cold or the day-to-day change? Because here in South Louisiana that definitely is cold. But the last few days it's been 34F (1C) in the morning and 70F (21C) in the afternoon. Today it's 75F (24C), tomorrow morning 39F (4C). How's that for a temperature change.
We already have snow, roads are iced over, ditches are full of water and bubbling over to roads, then it rains additional 20mm of rain, freezes and gets packed additional 20cm of snow. And I have to take the horsies out at 6am in the rain. On an icy road with water on top of it.

It seems that the only things not raining in here at the moment are iquanas, frogs and fish.

Ordered a ground frost mat so I can melt a drains spot so that the water seeps to ground instead of flooding and freezing to everything.

So yeah, the weathers comedically fucked up joke for this year. Feels like 90's again.
 

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I've had several opportunities to purchase one. But repairs to my house was more important. The foundation repair alone was $20,000
Good luck brother, I had mine done a few years ago and its already worse than before. In Texas the soil shifts so much a foundation may as well be jello.
 

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Good luck brother, I had mine done a few years ago and its already worse than before. In Texas the soil shifts so much a foundation may as well be jello.
That's why I went with the pier method.



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It's sitting on solid rock deep below. Expensive. But well worth it if you plan on keeping the home.


Using these concrete cylinder blocks are no good. It's still sitting on the same shifting soil. It'll turn out worse as the years go by.


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That's why I went with the pier method.



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It's sitting on solid rock deep below. Expensive. But well worth it if you plan on keeping the home.


Using these concrete cylinder blocks are no good. It's still sitting on the same shifting soil. It'll turn out worse as the years go by.


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true story... even the pier method fails eventually. stopping the ground from shifting is like trying to stop up a river using two guys and a shovel lol. I used o'shans. they did fine i guess but looking back i should have just left it be and kept the green. supposedly its got a warranty but i have gone that route yet.
 

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true story... even the pier method fails eventually. stopping the ground from shifting is like trying to stop up a river using two guys and a shovel lol. I used o'shans. they did fine i guess but looking back i should have just left it be and kept the green. supposedly its got a warranty but i have gone that route yet.
Yup.....but not during my lifetime.

It has a transferable warranty. I'm good.

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Yup.....but not during my lifetime.

It has a transferable warranty. I'm good.

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Yup. Wooden pilar system under Helsinki has lasted for 450 years now. Only problem with wood is that if it ever dries the pilars will rot. Italy has similar pilars from BC.

I'd say you're covered unless there's a quake.
 

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since others posted funny crossing signs: I may have already posted this one. if so, sorry for the double. this one is a legit crossing zone in iceland despite looking like a joke. to americans we are like, "scuba steve, Jacques Cousteau crossing ? ?"

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