1/2" perfectly round holes suddenly found on my foundation wall outside

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What kind of material are we talking about here? Cinder block? Other? How many holes? Do they go all the way through to the basement?

If the answer to that last question is YES, what did the police say when you called them?

I'm going to post the pictures I just took in a minute to the photobucket site. The walls aren't cinder block.

I can see this is going to be fun. We now know what the walls are NOT made of. Can you reveal what they ARE made of?

They sound to me like the work of a busy insect.

Bob

I just posted the link to the pics on photobucket. Why dont you tell me what the foundation is made of then, smart ass

Chris

The depth of each of the two holes is approximately 8-9" !! and the slope of the hole is approximately 25-30 deg

For the moment, I'm in shock at the whole incident. Mulling over it a bit, I'm also starting to think about the possible (probable) seepage of water into the foundation/ basement. Added moisture to the downstairs family room is also a concern now.

I may just alert the police, if indeed this a case of malfeasance. F**kin vandals.

You just can't trust anyone anymore....so sad.

Anyway, end of rant.

wall outside

I was going to try to help but with that attitude you can forget it.

hey f**cktard, if you dont want to help,no skin off my back

i'm calling a highly recommended mason tomorrow first th ing. If it troubles you that you cant take a little gruff from a public message board then I'd avise to shut the f**k up and go elsewhere

Chris Phungirl

wall outside

Nothing worth reading, and earned her / him / its self the short good bye.

I'll never again have to read your drivel.

With your Usenet record, that is a blessing!

PLONK

Meat Plow wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.alt.net:

The OP is trying to have sex with his foundation.

This should help you.

Don't judge a book by it's cover. I'm a bad boy when it counts but I know where the line is drawn proven by the fact that I post as Meat Plow. So tell me friend, what's your contribution to the thread (other than your failed attempt to toss a character slur my way?)

heh

I think the OP was a female no?

rank beginner........

Just to throw my 2 cents in here.....

Why not just fill these holes with some strong and waterproof material and be done with it? So much of this discussion has been centered on speculation regarding the origin of the holes, but little or no attention has been paid to how to remedy them.

Possibly a new thread titled: "Best way to fill 1/2 inch holes in foundation" would move this from being a lot of wasted time to something constructive.....

Smarty

The holes look old. They also remind me of holes drilled by exterminators when they treat for termites.

And nobody did anything to deserve your rude attack. The people here are trying to help YOU. Do, please, try to be gracious in return.

Joy

Don't post pictures to newsgroups, unless the group is explicitly labeled as a binary group, or the group charter says it is OK.

However, posting a LINK to a picture is fine in this, and pretty much every other group. So, put your picture up on a web site somewhere (such as one of the free photo sharing sites, if you don't have a web site), and post a link to it.

looking so old, they are probably from a termite kill job many years ago.

That explains the slight downward slope and depth. They were likely filled with cheap cement thats eroded away.

Some people here are becoming unfriendly, why cant we all get along?

Time to spray holes with water, like garden hose them and fill with cement.

Over the years I have discovered strange stuff here, usually its not worth worrying about.