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How do you plan plumbing and electricity for houses moving several feet?
by 2muchcoffeeman 10y ago
How do you plan plumbing and electricity for houses moving several feet?
- ptaipale 10y agoIf it's the earth below houses also moving, then the problems in plumbing and electricity do not appear at the house; they appear at the cross section of the moving and non-moving earth masses, and are typically the responsibility of utility provider.
- wahern 10y agoFor plumbing, I don't know. That's a good question I should ask a contractor the next time it comes up. But given how old these houses are perhaps the problems are sporadic. A broken pipe here or there gets fixed and people move on. And some kinds of movement might not matter, like if the back of the houses shifts down the front end might not move nearly as much. Also, AFAICT the plumbing comes up under the foundation walls, not through. Concrete slabs on the first floor aren't original (and you can still find the occasional house with a dirt floor at the first level), so maybe there are some degrees of freedom of movement that mitigate problems. For electricity the Richmond and Sunset districts and I believe the vast majority of the city uses overheard wires. So there's plenty of slack.