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- How is water getting under my house? It’s probably
because there’s either poor or nonexistent waterproofing & drainage
for the foundation. An inspection is needed to find out for sure.
- Why didn’t my home inspector discover the problem? Most home
inspectors are ‘general practitioners’ who know the basics
about all aspects of a structure—plumbing, roofing, electrical, etc.
If they inspect a house that doesn’t have water under it at the
time of the inspection, the problem is easily missed. A specialist is
better
equipped to detect the residual signs of water/moisture problems; even
in the midst of a drought.
- How can a house so new, that passed inspections, have a water
problem? Unfortunately, building codes aren’t sufficient with regard
to foundation drainage and waterproofing. Most builders are not budgeted
to do more than
code minimums. That's all city/county inspectors can look for. What went wrong?
- Do we have to dig up all of our landscaping to resolve the problem? Very often this can be avoided. When we do have to dig up plants, we
have an excellent record with regard to plant survival after we replant them.
- Can we ever finish our basement with confidence that it’ll stay dry? We can usually solve water intrusions problems thoroughly enough that a
basement can be finished when we’re through. We offer follow up
instructions with most of our basement systems.
- I put up new gutters, ran extensions away from the house, & re-graded…why
do I still get water under my house? No amount of roof water control and
grading will stop the ground from getting saturated when it rains. (If
grading kept water from going into the ground, there wouldn’t be
trees on hills or the sides of mountains.) Foundation protection has
to be in the ground next to the foundation.
- Will insurance cover the cost of the repairs that I need? Usually
not unless the problems were caused by storm damage. Most insurance
Companies consider water intrusion a maintenance issue.
- Should the previous owner have to pay for fixing the problems
that I have? You would have to prove that the previous owner knew about
the problem and failed to disclose it. Legal fees could cost more than repairs
and you might end up being burdened with both.
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