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On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:58:48 -0500, Brad wrote:

In article KdAsb.1465$Q64.263@fed1read03,
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"Brad" wrote

The soundness of the foundation. If you can't see the walls you won't see
any potential problems. Nobody cares about the soundness of a basement
wall. It's not holding anything up so if it looks plumb, it's good.

Doesn't the basement wall hold up some of the house?

I'm talking about what is basically just a partition wall that you put up
when you finish a basement.

But you said 'soundness of the foundation'.

Yes - that's what you're trying to check, but you can't because there's a
wall covering it. The soundness of the wall doesn't mean anything since
it's not holding anything up.