Basement Leak in STR

[Joe Stout]

Hey everyone! Got a basement leak in my STR and the cleaner who had 14 yr construction experience is saying I'll need to hire an excavator to deal with the issue from the outside. It seems to just be a small leak in my bathroom from heavy rain the night before and was trying to fix it with hydraulic cement from the inside. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures but it's a stone foundation. Seems pretty drastic to bring in an excavator here. Any ideas?

Thanks!

[Jimmy Lieu]

Quote from @Joe Stout:

Hey everyone! Got a basement leak in my STR and the cleaner who had 14 yr construction experience is saying I'll need to hire an excavator to deal with the issue from the outside. It seems to just be a small leak in my bathroom from heavy rain the night before and was trying to fix it with hydraulic cement from the inside. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures but it's a stone foundation. Seems pretty drastic to bring in an excavator here. Any ideas?

Thanks!

 Hi Joe, I'm a local investor and agent here in Columbus, and in my professional opinion, I wouldn't trust one person's judgement or opinion regardless of how many years of experience they have. I always tell my real estate clients to get at least 3 quotes from contractors and if they all say the same thing then okay, it's most likely needed to do X. But until you get 3 quotes, I wouldn't do anything. Especially in your case, bringing in an excavator will be pretty expensive so you should definitely double check and make sure there's no other cheaper solutions. If you want, I'd be more than happy to refer you over to a few foundation companies here!