Another Tim Volz House Basement Buckles

STORM DAMAGE "We've lost everything" From the Globe of August 25th, 2007

Sudden flooding damages home in north Dodge

The flower bed on the northwest side of the Kecks' house on Cannery Row had collapsed. What was once solid ground became a funnel, sending cascading water underneath the foundation. Then, the basement cracked.

Several feet of water began to pour into the basement, soaking stuffed animals, damaging books and smearing photographs.
Spider-like cracks snaked up the upstairs’ walls.

During the cool muggy Friday afternoon, friends and family members of the Kecks were caked in mud, hauling damaged possessions out of the basement. A pile of water-logged mementos slowly built up on their driveway.

The Kecks worked on drying out photographs that had been damaged.

"We've lost everything," April said. "There's no carpet, there's not anything."

The Kecks' insurance doesn't cover floods, either. So, although they'll try their best to repair the house, April said the financial blow was substantial.

"This was basically my dream home," she said. "And now it's gone."
They aren't about to abandon the home, though. Brian said they were staying in the house as they attempted to salvage what they could. He said the had no electricity or air conditioning.

While the Kecks discovered their house was flooding, the fire department was responding to a 911 call from Third Avenue. Three people were trapped in their car as it floated down the street-turned-river.

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There have been numerous incidences of homeowners having water in their basement. Not just a little water. We are talking of several inches of rain and a flooded basement.

What do they have in common? These homes are all on Foxfire. Over 90% are built too low. They are all built by Volz Builders.

What is going to be done about this? Does anyone think that this is the last home on Foxfire that is going to flood? These homeowners need to do what the Builder did not. They need to get together, hire a engineer and design a storm water drainage system that will protect their homes.

Furthermore, the City of Dodge needs to inspect each and every home that Tim Volz builds to make sure that the structure is high enough. That the home has positive drainage in place and to make sure that no more “shortcuts” are allowed in the construction of the house.

As a homeowner, I just wish there was a way to make Volz Builders make all these corrections and have to pay for this. Fat chance.

[lurker]

"Class Action" lawsuit naming every entity; including the project's lender(s).

Foxfire has flooding every time there is a major rainstorm. This is the second house to have the basement floor buckle over 10 inches on this same street. This will be the second home to have to have the entire cement floor removed via a basement window and have to be redone on this street.

[K C Muffin]

I agree with Lurker, except my suit would have also named the City of Dodge City. Where's their engineer's head? The same place as the good commissioners, apparently. Unfortunately, the builder's insurance might not extend to projects done that long ago, but the builder, and to some degree, the city, should be held responsible. If they didn't know, they should have - that's why they were hired. Holy shit!

[Captain Kemical]

What is Foxfire?

[Zeb]

A Street or Division I am guessing

[dodgehighforeve]

Originally Posted by Captain Kemical

What is Foxfire?

Originally Posted by Zeb

A Street or Division I am guessing

Both I believe, north of the hospital.

[88-31-10]

Originally Posted by Captain Kemical

What is Foxfire?

An alternative to Internet Explorer..........

[tat2me82]

Originally Posted by dodgehighforeve

Both I believe, north of the hospital.

I don't think it's a street (foxfire).. at least not one that I'm aware of.. I looked at the maps we have at work and it wasn't on there either. The street the house is on is Cannery and the street across from the house is Canterbury.

[Taco Dog]

Foxfire is a fairly new street, just west of Cannery Row.