1/3 Basement 2/3 Crawl space to a full basement ?

[Dakota2763]

Hi Well here is the deal I own a home that has a basement and a crawl space.

The Crawl space is not like any other I have ever seen.

It is filled with pea gravel and no dirt or sand I also have a 4.5 ft wall that separates the crawl from the basement.

Now the concrete walls look and feel like they go all the way down to the ground just like the basement walls, I am able to push a round aluminum rod that is 4.5 ft long and about 3/8 in dia, into the gravel all the way down till it stops real easy.

So is it possable to remove all of the pea gravel and just pour in a floor and have a full basement ?

Last - I have called some of the people here in my area that do this kind of work and they tell me it would be 125.00 a sq ft to finish the house and they haven't even looked at my house and they would need to raise the house ?????:eek: and digg it out :confused:

Could this be right?:confused:

I think the house was made with a full basement but they didn't finish it.

would there be a reason why this might be?


any help would be great thanks

AKA Dakota !

[Ron C]

Hi Well here is the deal I own a home that has a basement and a crawl space.

The Crawl space is not like any other I have ever seen.

It is filled with pea gravel and no dirt or sand I also have a 4.5 ft wall that separates the crawl from the basement.

Now the concrete walls look and feel like they go all the way down to the ground just like the basement walls, I am able to push a round aluminum rod that is 4.5 ft long and about 3/8 in dia, into the gravel all the way down till it stops real easy.

So is it possable to remove all of the pea gravel and just pour in a floor and have a full basement ?

Last - I have called some of the people here in my area that do this kind of work and they tell me it would be 125.00 a sq ft to finish the house and they haven't even looked at my house and they would need to raise the house ?????:eek: and digg it out :confused:

Could this be right?:confused:

I think the house was made with a full basement but they didn't finish it.

would there be a reason why this might be?


any help would be great thanks

AKA Dakota !

I don't know exactly what your question is. If it's, can a basement be filled that high with gravel, it is possible. The reasoning might be there was a water issue and someone thought to fill the area up so they didn't see the water.
If your question is should you dig out the gravel to pour concrete, I would recommend you pour concrete over the gravel unless you need the headroom.
If your question is does the price you got over the phone sound reasonable, I would answer with get another quote from a reputable contractor who will come out and give you a written estimate.