tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918235305341661284.post8505801598976276588..comments2023-10-14T09:59:17.625-04:00Comments on Move That Bus!!!: The home inspectionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918235305341661284.post-68549902288959130372017-02-22T06:44:51.566-05:002017-02-22T06:44:51.566-05:00It's a wonderful post. Checking the rooftop ca...It's a wonderful post. 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Yes, lining up a list of inspectors should happen, importantly when moving to a handed-down house. Quality is an important thing so we do not have to compromise because of lack of time. We really have to plan things before doing it. That happened when we transferred to an apartment here in <a href="http://thetwincitieshomeinspector.com/Inspection_St_Paul.html" rel="nofollow">Minneapolis. Home inspection</a>s and check-ups were really an option that time. But we postponed it to the following week because my father wanted it to be planned and end up getting a good one. We searched the net, asked for verified recommendation and, as my father said, we got a good one. Good thing happened was we built a good contact and business relationship with the home inspector. He became our family's regular guy doing our monthly <a href="http://thetwincitieshomeinspector.com/Inspection_Minneapolis.html" rel="nofollow">inspections.St. Paul Mn</a> and other cities always have inspections to think of because of the ever and constant weather changes. So as said, plan it first before landing on the battlefield. Cheers!ROBIEBOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422444667518825683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918235305341661284.post-35762439701776431602009-11-28T11:37:11.175-05:002009-11-28T11:37:11.175-05:00Thanks for the info. We haven't actually had ...Thanks for the info. We haven't actually had any quotes yet to waterproof the basement or redo the sewer line. These prices are based on what the home inspector told us it would cost. We'll get actual costs later, when we start to get the construction documents drawn up. <br /><br />There does not have to be a hole in the foundation wall for water to seep through. According to Mike Holmes, both concrete and cinder block are porous and it is natural for water to seep through the walls if the exterior is not waterproofed. Apparently, in the '50s, this was not a problem because nobody used their basements for anything other than storage, and hence, did not finish the basement walls. Water seeping through the wall was therefore OK, because it could evaporate. The problem is if you then finish the basement walls with drywall, without waterproofing, that moisture has nowhere to go, and mold can set in. Proper grading can help, but from what I hear, if you want to be totally sure, then the earth next to the foundation must be excavated down to the footings and the basement wrapped in a Platon membrane with proper weeping tile installed at the footings.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041105426359108149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918235305341661284.post-28665429631767347362009-11-28T04:01:49.844-05:002009-11-28T04:01:49.844-05:00Simon, I think the prices to do the foundation wo...Simon, I think the prices to do the foundation work and the new sewer pipe are extortionate, compared with what I spent. In Exshaw, a plumber put the sewer pipe in, you don't need a contractor. Do check this out. Also, I hope you are able to fix the water problem, it seems to me that that lousy concrete should be removed in that spot, the house jacked up on piles, and the concrete replaced first. I'm sure you should be able to slope the earth away from the house, which is the main problem. You only need a pin hole to have the same problem again. Remember I've had these problems at Exshaw, with a new concrete basement, but the earthmover didn't slope the land away at the side of the house and that had to be done, by Rheese Whalen and me. We did it, as well as putting terylene cloth and then some sort of special paste and more terylene on top and waterproofing it. Cost, used terylene net curtains,(tip from the expert) special paste and sweat equity. No further problems, (flooded basement before).<br /><br />I dig a trench and every year redo it behind my double garage, now studio, as the runoff from the mountains runs right into the low concrete wall foundation and finds a crack. I sealed the crack with black concrete goo and dug a trench and on the advice of a builder banked the earth up against the wall and sloped it down into the trench. I also carried the trench to the middle ground between the two garages where it can flow freely downhill, albeit slight, and it works, problem solved. Hope this helps. Some contractors see you coming. I never had that kind of money so I had to be creative. Where there's a will... <br /><br />Mum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918235305341661284.post-53684370315719802212009-11-28T03:41:14.796-05:002009-11-28T03:41:14.796-05:00Move the earth sloping away from the house. MumMove the earth sloping away from the house. MumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com