Comments on: How To Fix Wet Basements http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/fix-wet-basements/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fix-wet-basements Expert Home Improvement Advice Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Momhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/fix-wet-basements/#comment-33104 Mom Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:30:26 +0000 http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/?p=3030#comment-33104 When I bought my 1950's house 6 years ago, there was no indication of water infiltration in the finished basement. A little over a year after moving in (and beyond the time I could have had any recourse against the seller) we had a heavy rain storm. There were several inches of water in a large portion of the basement, causing $4400 worth of damage. Later, following another storm (with no damage thankfully) there was a puddle around one of the drains. After two estimates from "waterproofing" companies for about $7000, I finally took the advice of a couple of friends and called a plumber to snake the clean outs. The tech asked a few questions, figured out which line needed clearing, and set to work. In less than a minute he knew the trap on the storm line was broken.Long story short, the plumber solved the problem, and it was covered under the water backup rider on my homeowner's insurance, so all I had to pay was my deductible, instead of $7000 out of pocket for work that wouldn't have fixed the problem. Even if I had to pay the plumber, his bill was less than half what the "waterproofers" would have charged me. When I bought my 1950′s house 6 years ago, there was no indication of water infiltration in the finished basement. A little over a year after moving in (and beyond the time I could have had any recourse against the seller) we had a heavy rain storm. There were several inches of water in a large portion of the basement, causing $4400 worth of damage. Later, following another storm (with no damage thankfully) there was a puddle around one of the drains. After two estimates from “waterproofing” companies for about $7000, I finally took the advice of a couple of friends and called a plumber to snake the clean outs. The tech asked a few questions, figured out which line needed clearing, and set to work. In less than a minute he knew the trap on the storm line was broken.

Long story short, the plumber solved the problem, and it was covered under the water backup rider on my homeowner’s insurance, so all I had to pay was my deductible, instead of $7000 out of pocket for work that wouldn’t have fixed the problem. Even if I had to pay the plumber, his bill was less than half what the “waterproofers” would have charged me.

]]> By: Taylenhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/fix-wet-basements/#comment-13070 Taylen Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:42:46 +0000 http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/?p=3030#comment-13070 good advice. can become extremely expensive if you don't know what you're doing, but can be an easy fix to add so much to your home! good advice. can become extremely expensive if you don’t know what you’re doing, but can be an easy fix to add so much to your home!

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