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Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Homes in Greenbriar and Brookfield
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Resident of Fairfax
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Date: January 31, 2016 01:48PM
Why did they built the homes in Greenbriar and Brookfield without basements? I heard various stories about the ground was too hard and so many rocks.
Anyone with a solid answer??
Who knows?
Anyone with a solid answer??
Who knows?
Re: Homes in Greenbriar and Brookfield
Posted by:
Dane Bramage
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Date: January 31, 2016 02:10PM
Cost less. Other homes in the same area have basements.
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Re: Homes in Greenbriar and Brookfield
Posted by:
bNCNm
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Date: January 31, 2016 06:37PM
Resident of Fairfax Wrote:
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> Why did they built the homes in Greenbriar and
> Brookfield without basements? I heard various
> stories about the ground was too hard and so many
> rocks.
> Anyone with a solid answer??
>
> Who knows?
Are you saying none of the homes in Greenbriar have basements?
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> Why did they built the homes in Greenbriar and
> Brookfield without basements? I heard various
> stories about the ground was too hard and so many
> rocks.
> Anyone with a solid answer??
>
> Who knows?
Are you saying none of the homes in Greenbriar have basements?
Re: Homes in Greenbriar and Brookfield
Posted by:
local contractor.
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Date: January 31, 2016 06:43PM
Ugghh those are horrible areas to dig, the ground is bad. Don't even think about digging around there.
Re: Homes in Greenbriar and Brookfield
Posted by:
radon man
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Date: January 31, 2016 06:47PM
massive radon belt through there. you would need a gas mask to excavate there. it is ironic because greenbriar was built during the cold war when everyone was digging bunkers into their front yard.
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Re: Homes in Greenbriar and Brookfield
Posted by:
gbw
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Date: February 05, 2016 06:49PM
Resident of Fairfax Wrote:
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> Why did they built the homes in Greenbriar and
> Brookfield without basements? I heard various
> stories about the ground was too hard and so many
> rocks.
> Anyone with a solid answer??
>
> Who knows?
Not sure about Brookfield, but Greenbriar sits on a huge granite deposit. When they came in a couple of years ago to redo the gas lines they were only able to dig down about three feet before the hit solid rock. We are actually exempt from radon testing because of the fact that we sit on top of a granite slab and therefore do not have to worry about radon.
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> Why did they built the homes in Greenbriar and
> Brookfield without basements? I heard various
> stories about the ground was too hard and so many
> rocks.
> Anyone with a solid answer??
>
> Who knows?
Not sure about Brookfield, but Greenbriar sits on a huge granite deposit. When they came in a couple of years ago to redo the gas lines they were only able to dig down about three feet before the hit solid rock. We are actually exempt from radon testing because of the fact that we sit on top of a granite slab and therefore do not have to worry about radon.