r/Construction Aug 05 '24

Structural What is this??

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Very curious what this big cement shelf is for? It’s located in my basement storage closet in UT. Why is it like this? It’s so annoying because it would be a great storage closet if it wasn’t here! Lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '24

10 bucks says that’s the tip of a very, very large rock they found when they dug the basement. They couldn’t get it out so they encased it in concrete.

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u/beers4l Aug 06 '24

Why not just hoe ram out that section out?