On 7/6/2013 9:04 PM, leza wang wrote:
Hi
I have found that there is a hole in the basement floor! Please see the video below. Before I bought the house I saw water leakage in that corner, so now I am thinking they did that hole to fix something! not sure really.

My question, with what i should fill that hole? I am thinking to buy sands, or you think I should do something else?

Thanks a lot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcz6M...ature=youtu.be


There are probably a few things "out of the ordinary" with your
house, but if you take a good look at any old house you will find a
few things "out of the ordinary." If it were antique furniture the
term would be "patina." The thing about patina is you leave it alone
or the antique will lose value. Think of your house the same way.

The hole has been there for some time. It was put there for a reason.
Until you can find out the reason, leave things alone. If it is a
drain then let it drain or find the leak and repair it. Some problems
are minor and can be lived with, some have to be fixed. You can't fix
a problem until you know what the problem is.

See what happens after a heavy rainfall. Keep an eye on things for a
few days or weeks.

Out of curiosity, how did you find the hole to begin with. It looks
like you tore up the floor to find it?

LdB