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    jeromerbartels Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 29, 2009, 04:45 PM
    new footings are 1 foot below existing footings
    We are adding a 12x24 addition to my house. The new footings are about 1 foot deeper than the house's current footing. Will I have any problem if I don't underpin the 24 foot section of footing?
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    Jul 29, 2009, 06:16 PM

    No as long as the new addition is not a basement. If so and its below the other footing its better to pour a step wall from higher footer to the lower basement floor.

    If this new footer is perpendicular to the old then now worries. It's the same as a stepped footer
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    Jul 30, 2009, 07:26 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by 21boat View Post
    No as long as the new addition is not a basement. If so and its below the other footing its better to pour a step wall from higher footer to the lower basement floor.

    If this new footer is perpendicular to the old then now worries. Its the same as a stepped footer
    Yes the new footer is perpendicular to the old footer. The footing and new basement floor are already poured. Will I have problems and what should I do now?
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    Jul 30, 2009, 07:52 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by jeromerbartels View Post
    Yes the new footer is perpendicular to the old footer. The footing and new basement floor are already poured. Will I have problems and what should I do now?

    The old footer is about 4 1/2 feet below grade and the new footer is about 5 1/2 feet below grade.
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    Jul 30, 2009, 08:16 AM

    When I figure out how to watch a thread I won't do a stupid reply like this...
    But isn't a single foot of difference almost exactly like a stepped footing?
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    Jul 30, 2009, 06:16 PM

    Again if the perpendicular footer is stepped down from original and backfilled then no problems. If the old house footer is exposed the 24' length and the ground beside that dropped a foot then a 1 foot wall beside the old to encapsulate the dirt that exposed under the old footer.
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