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Advice needed on the basement seepage problem
Hi there,
We moved to a 6 years old home two years. It is a traditional home with finished basement. During the home inspection, the inspector told us to re-grading the back of my house. But I never pay attention to it, until recent hurricane and heavy rainfall made a slight seepage in the basement. The seepage is small and it at the bottom of the block wall, close the foundation. After prolonged rain, I can see the mark on the dirt that is evident that the gutter is over-flowing. I talked to several local construction companies and they suggesting the one of the following options, 1. Clean the gutter and wait unit the next rain to see if it solves the problem [$75] 2. Paint the basement block walls inside with sure-lock (kind of water/moisture proof) [$$$] 3. Re-grading [$800] 4. Water-proof the foundation walls from the outside and re-grade [$2,800] I couldn't decide which option(s) to pick. Please advice me. Thanks PS: The first option seems to me cheap and quick. I am not interested in doing the second option because it is not really solving the problem, besides it is very much temporary. The fourth option is something that I don't want to do it now, because it is expensive. I am thinking that do the gutter cleaning (1) and the re-grading (3). Since the inspector already told me to do so. But I am not sure. |
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