Issue with damp soil and high water table under the house

[vinny1577]

@Barking Spider I meant 600 for structural engineer evaluation, not the repairs

@Heidi60 We live in Mountain View. Yes, we will definitely get an opinion from a structural engineer of our own, if we decide to pursue the house.

Thanks for all your replies everyone. It really helps put things in perspective

[ToryCarlson]

Originally Posted by meghajos

Hi everyone,

We are trying to buy a house in Los Gatos. The area where the house is known for high water table
and damp soil. We just got done with our home inspection today and the inspector told us that there
was standing water and damp soil underneath the house. It looks like some of the posts/piers that
support the house have shifted. We are planning to get it inspected by a specialist.

The house does have a french drain and sump pumps installed, but I am not sure if that remedies
all problems. We need to find out a better way to remedy the water situation. Also, even if we get the
piers/posts repaired for now, the problem can reappear in future.

Has anyone on this list dealt with such issues? I would love to hear your experiences.

Thanks,
Megha

I know it is kinda late to respond but I am anyhows as it is very important.

My neighbor Bruce Leslie Harrison demolished an existing 1 story 2 bdrm home next door to me and amazingly when walking thru the dirt you could pump up and down with your feet and it would suck up water from the water table and the existing pool did float up about 3 feet and they had to crib it in during construction of a new 3 story home. Now what I am wondering since building the new 3 story which is considerably heaver and larger would that extra weight pushing down on the foundation cause the high water table to rise even more to the homes in the area next to this new home??? If I know my water mechanics correctly it would I am just confirming any help with this would be nice.

Thanks
Son of a Resident Inspector at the Port of Long Beach Ca
Rob C