Water under slab foundation
There is retained water under my house slab foundation (no basement). The moisture from this water caused some damage to the hardwood floor that caused me to dig ...
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Which type of drain for a crawl space?
I'm looking for some opinions on which type of drain to use for correcting a wet crawl space. I had three different professional opinions which has only confused ...
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answersupdated 10 days ago by BV025019
Chemical smell coming from concrete floors and walls
To the person who posted the chemical smell problem - I have it too! I am original owner of a 10 year old house, slab on grade (no basement) in South Carolina. Sm...
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answersupdated 17 days ago by BV024969
Foundation space between it and patio
Ants Are coming into my house/Kitchen. I have a window above my sink. From the outside, There is a patio up against my foundation. There is about a 1" gap between...
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answersupdated about 1 month ago by BV024861
Ideal Winter Attic Temp?
I was wondering... during the winter months, how close should the attic temperature be to the outside temperature? What is the ideal range? Jim
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answersupdated about 2 months ago by BV024749
repairing/replacing old footings and foundation walls
My foundation is over 80 years old, and has been neglected for most of its life. In some area’s the mortar is starting to turn to sand. Other areas the blocks are...
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answersupdated about 2 months ago by BV024701
Are Footer Drains Required for Slabs?
When a footer is used in conjunction with a basement or crawlspace, a drain is certainly required. In the case of a footer used in conjunction with a frost wall ...
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answersupdated 2 months ago by BV024618
Soil too close to siding and not enough slope to lower the level
My backyard is beautiful but in the southwest corner I have an issue. The soil level is too high and comes to the bottom of my cement fiber siding. I can not ta...
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answersupdated 2 months ago by BV024559
Sump Pump every 45 to 60 seconds
Just bought a house and have noticed that the sump pump--after a decent rain--goes on about every 45 to 60 seconds for about a couple of days. It's a Zoeller, ...
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answersupdated 2 months ago by BV024548
Small Leak At Floor/Wall Joint
I have a garage, which has one wall that sits below grade. Looking at it, there is a small amount of water that leaks through at the floor/wall joint. It's not ...
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answersupdated 3 months ago by BV024497
How to fit 3 sump pumps in 1 pit
Does anyone have a solution to fit 3 sump pumps inside 1 pit? I want to place a big pump on the floor of the pit. I then want to have a battery pump 6 inches hi...
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answersupdated 3 months ago by BV024333
Home on Concrete slab with no footing
I'm interested in purchasing a home that has been built on a concrete slab with no footing. What can be done to prevent issues from occurring with age and this ty...
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answersupdated 3 months ago by BV024333
Should I get my foundation checked?
We bought a house about 6 months ago and I'm wondering if we should get the foundation checked. We had an inspection before buying and no red flags were raised. ...
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answersupdated 4 months ago by BV024293
Should I Worry? Water Always Flowing Into Sump Pit
I recently put an addition on my house (finished a year ago). We built a full basement under the addition, and dug about 3' deeper than the existing basement. T...
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answersupdated 4 months ago by BV024156
Concrete floors have dips and heaves
At what degree of change in flooring when walking do you feel a grade variance? 1/8", 1/4", 1/2", 1 inch? new construction and LVP laid over concrete and I can ...
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answersupdated 4 months ago by BV024116
Sewer and water lines sleeved through foundation under two stories
Are there any concerns with sleeving water and sewer mains through a foundation under a two-story addition? When we hired our contractor, he was aware of both of ...
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answersupdated 5 months ago by BV024038
Chemical smell after new concrete
We had new outdoor concrete stairs laid down in July. The stairs (6 stairs) go down into a 3 season room that is halfway underground. Ever since this project was...
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answersupdated 6 months ago by BV023883
caulk and sheetrock at floor
I just leveled the floor of an old addition. The floor has minor "give" (I stress, "minor"). I silicon caulked the plywood floor both top and bottom where it meet...
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answersupdated 6 months ago by BV023799
rockwool insulation
Bob, I cannot fit an eps rigid board into the portal to the crawl space, as it is only 16 x 30". So I was thinking of using rockwool to put in the horizontal per...
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answersupdated 6 months ago by BV023754
Continous water coming in to my sump pump pit
6 weeks back, I have just moved to new house (20 year old). I have 1/2 HP sump pump and water backup sump pump in each pit. Since I moved, we had two major st...
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answersupdated 6 months ago by BV023738
