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Hassin Bin Sober

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17. That's a pretty good sized job.
Tue Dec 21, 2021, 12:33 AM
Dec 2021

I’m thankful as hell the previous owner of this place I just bought had that job done.

Several big rains this summer and not one drop of water. Some others in the neighborhood were bailing.


I did have to dig out some sewer pipe inside under the foundation.

I suspected an odor in the sump pump so I flushed some dye in the toilet. Sure enough there was a crack in the old cast iron to clay joint right near the drain tile so sewage was getting in the sump.

I took the opportunity to install a back-flow prevention valve and an exterior clean-out.

Do you have HGTV? DURHAM D Dec 2021 #1
No, this is not an HGTV situation. hamsterjill Dec 2021 #2
We did it JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #3
May I DM you? hamsterjill Dec 2021 #4
Sure! JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #5
I've done remodels in the past leftieNanner Dec 2021 #6
Thanks. hamsterjill Dec 2021 #7
I spent 25 years taking a now 163 year old house from 5 apartments sinkingfeeling Dec 2021 #8
Thank you! hamsterjill Dec 2021 #10
The foundation was made of stones which they re-mortared. Pipes were sinkingfeeling Dec 2021 #14
I'm getting ready to do a second remodel session. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #9
Can you elaborate on the foundation work? hamsterjill Dec 2021 #11
Here's my limit of information Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #15
It was fairly minor. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2021 #16
That's a pretty good sized job. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2021 #17
Rebuilt home I grew up in after retirement. gibraltar72 Dec 2021 #12
Did you have foundation repair work done? hamsterjill Dec 2021 #13
Hey, my husband flips houses on side. He's seen Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2021 #18
Great. Thank you. hamsterjill Dec 2021 #19
Did everything myself. gibraltar72 Dec 2021 #20
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