Niobe Burden Austere
Foundation Issues - Cleveland, OH
Dealing with a foundation issue brought to our attention during the home inspection on a SFR we have under contract in Cleveland. The home inspection reported a faulting retainer wall, basement moisture and foundation...
Kyle Doney
Window Well Water Intrusion Solutions for Egress Window
I have a window well that doesn't have a cover on it and I want to keep water out of the window well. When we had a storm the other week, I had some water seep in because of how fast the rain came down (first time in ...
Tim McCahill
Damp refinished basement
The ground floor of my duplex apartment is below-grade and has experienced water infiltration. I only recently bought the property and have repaired the leaks I can identify, but one appears to be coming from the outs...
Kyle B.
Interior Drain Tile and Foundation Questions
I have questions for two different homes I have seen and am hoping to get some advice from the BP community. I apologize for the long post in advance.
My first question is regarding water seepage in the basement of t...
Jason Posner
Duplex with flooding problem
I purchased a duplex 8 years ago. There was a state road being built directly next to it during the first year I owned it. Shortly after the road was completed, my property with a finished basement that was used as ...
Jonathan Perez
How to figure out what the dishwasher needs
My tenant says that her dishwasher doesn't dry and something else about the laundry washer.... I am going to attempt to fix it myself and would like some tips on how I should go about this.
I was thinking that the v...
Shawn H.
Experience with block/stucco/plaster houses
I'm looking for pros/cons of houses constructed out of block with stucco covering. The inside is plaster. The house is on a basement and was built in 1950. How hard is it to maintain, repair? How are utilities/insulat...
Adam Olsen
How much basement moisture is tolerable/ normal and how to tell if a french drain or other precautions are necessary?
It's necessary that I replace the floor in the basement of my duplex. I'm in the process of breaking out the old concrete and the earth under is wet. I understand that there should be moisture in the dirt but how ...
Tim Greenfield
Basement seepage in Cleveland Rental_$36,000 estimate WTH?
I purchased home in Euclid in Summer of 17 and it has been cash flowing nicely and it is in a nice neighborhood where I would even want to live. It was a complete rehab and the provider stated that there were repairs ...
Crystal C.
Cleaning Drain Tiles
I have an old Milwaukee house built in 1929. A such, the house was
built with the old clay drain tiles and palmer valve system. There is
seepage into the basement during seasonal downpours. A drain tile test
w...