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Wichita poised to adopt tighter rules for slab construction
Sep. 14 at 6:26 a.m.Betty Wiens hopes that no one in Wichita ever has to spend $80,000 to put a 5-year-old house back together.
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Last updated: 9:52 a.m.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Some patio homes in the Maple Shade gated community in southeast Wichita are falling apart, their foundations cracking and shifting atop poorly drained soil. Wichita building codes lack provisions to test soil before building and also don't give city stormwater officials the authority to settle drainage disputes.
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Read private city e-mails about Maple Shade- View report showing missed inspections
- Read engineering reports on Diana Morton’s home
- See Maple Shade’s drainage plan
- Read an engineer’s report on Betty Wiens’ home
- Read the Kansas statute governing the handling of construction defects
- See the city’s response to a resident complaint
- Read Clint Miller’s news release
- View the Wichita City Council resolution on OCI funding
- Read the court order resulting from WABA’s lawsuit against the city
- City Council favors tighter rules for slab foundations Sep. 13 at 6:28 a.m.
- New builder takes over Maple Shade August 11 at 6:28 a.m.
- New code in Wichita for slab houses has board recommendation August 2 at 8:28 a.m.
- New Wichita codes proposed for slab construction July 31 at 6:48 a.m.
- New Wichita rules for slab houses running behind May 22 at 1:27 a.m.
- Homeowners wait for drainage solution Sep. 13 at 6:28 a.m.
- Three months and $80,000 later, she's home again Feb. 20 at 1:06 a.m.
- Wichita officials order homebuilder to fix roof, slab in house Sep. 13 at 6:28 a.m.
- Is builders group too involved in City Hall? Sep. 13 at 6:28 a.m.
- Homeowners warn prospective buyers Sep. 13 at 6:28 a.m.
- Crumbling homes could spur change in city code March 30 at 11:04 a.m.
- Crack in floor bankrupts Wichita homeowner March 30 at 11:04 a.m.
- Contractor: Soil under Maple Shade home was unstable March 30 at 11:04 a.m.
- Wichita's slab-house rules less strict March 30 at 11:04 a.m.
- Homeowners' troubles lead Wichita to form task force March 30 at 11:04 a.m.
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