20 Forgotten Foundation Designs That Kept Old Homes Standing for 100+ Years
23K views · Aug 27, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@jeffwolf8018 · 1 month ago
In the late 1980s my father was in an older house built some time in the 1800s. The entire basement was all dirt and the stone. Not one drop of water ever leaked into that basement in the 10 years I was in that house...
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@Bat_ya · 1 month ago (edited)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlNPLfxHB4U&t=265">4:25</a> ...before recycle was "frugal."
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@TheNightShallLast · 3 weeks ago
Those constant "WHOOMPH" sound effects make this hard to listen to.
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