Recent content by MommaSarge2

Oddly enough, water IN the basement (except for the sewer backup pipe) has never been an issue. But I agree that I need to make sure that the problem is resolved before I try to cover it. I have a friend who's husband is a structural engineer, and I'm bribing them with a gourmet meal to come...

Thanks to both of you - excellent points on both posts. I think the settling has been gradual, but lately the water runoff in the backyard has seemed to be worse, so I think you are right about focusing there first - I'm working on a retaining wall to keep the upper level where it is, but...

I did not see any foundation cracking from the outside, the inside walls are covered by the build, but in the bathroom at least, there is one crack, not very bad, no loss of mortar, but it is there. I believe the basement was dug in to the hillside. The house was originally level out to about...

Thanks for these good posts! I will measure and get back to you on that. The basement had a very amateur attempt at "finishing" -- but the walls that were put up to hide the original stone/brick foundation walls are not well done, the dropped ceiling is a joke and the floor was simply...

No, it's really broken, enough to lift out some pieces, cracked deep enough to see dirt in others. I asked someone else about remove/replace and they said I was talking over $5000, which is NOT going to happen. So now I need an alternative. I wonder if this will buy me five years or more...

Hi! I have very limited funds, and a house that was built on a leveled-portion of slope in 1923. The slope has caused some settling and my main issue now is the cement floor in the basement, buckled and cracked deeply in many places. What's my least expensive option to getting to a new...