Pheonix on Clarkson

In 2022, a tree fell on the small brick bungalow with a basement. The tree fell in such a way the entire front of the house rotated racking the walls. Located in a historic district the project underwent a historical review and approval, before any repairs could be made. The owners decided to replace the structure and remodel the property at the same time. The project included a fantastic team with the architect Aaron Hodgin of Hodgin Architecture (http://aaronhodgin.com/) and builder Terra Fortis Construction (instagram below)

What was the challenge? One of the challenges in the project, was to stabilize the soil with shoring when increasing the depth of the basement. What made this project unique was that the house is situated on a small lot. We utilized the exiting foundation walls as part of our shoring plan in the rebuilding process. Rather than using drilled piers for shoring, the existing basement brick walls were utilized. A new and deeper basement with new full-height concrete foundation sister walls were then poured in phases in order to dig out a deeper basement.

How did it work out? Using a creative solution, the owners able to avoid the additional charges for shoring piers and still have the full height basement they were looking for.