It's important for ridge vent to have eave vents as well so the air will flow underneath the roof deck.
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Noodleface
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Yeah basically. I could replace it now but we're not getting water inside or anything. Just means the shingles aren't gonna last as long and the roof will go
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Noodleface
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Lanx The contractor that I'm using to fix the damage had just water proofed our neighbors basement. We do not have a basement. We have just a crawl space, that apparently is supposed to be 18" per code, and gets down to as little as 8-10" in some spots under the house. It's in this crawl space that he found other problems after the water had been pumped out.
House was built in 1949, and it's had a TON of addons. Previous owners lived there 8 years and did most of these addons.
18" crawl space code is probably for access and not surprised 1949 doesn't meet it. Collapsing is probably dramatic, it'll be frost heaving and settlement. Besides, the most it can fall is 8-10", right? Excited to see pics
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is that common to have one neighbor have a basement and the other without? i mean idk, sure i see 1story vs 2stories on the same block, but thought everyone would have a basement. But i also live in KS where everyone has a basement so we don't die from Dorothys revenge.
House was built in 1949, and it's had a TON of addons. Previous owners lived there 8 years and did most of these addons.
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Noodleface
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Yeah I mean on the one hand he did great work, was extremely nice and mostly professional (the phone call was weird).. but his practices definitely reeked of "new guy trying to make a name", which honestly I'm glad to support. Just seemed overeager. Anyways, he pointed out shit wrong with my roof, offered solutions, went above and beyond by resealing my chimney and an exhaust pipe, and offered a 50% discount on ridge vents (which.. I think at $1000 was even really cheap).
Can't really fault the guy. He's a chatterbox for sure. When he was at my house he talked NONSTOP
Can't really fault the guy. He's a chatterbox for sure. When he was at my house he talked NONSTOP
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Pictures in the spoilers. The 5 gallon bucket pic didn't get sent over from the contractor, but the wife says he saw it on his phone, so waiting for that one to come over. That's gonna be the best one! I've got no idea if these pictures actually show normal underneath a house, or it's bad? Dude says it's bad.
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iannis
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It looks like the guy was trying to dig out space to pour concrete slabs and just didn't finish.
Maybe after realizing what a monumental task that really is.
The nigrigs gotta be where a support rotted out. Definitely need some kind of drainage solution. And probably replace all the insulation. Those black streaks in the yellow look awful suspicious. But I dunno.
Maybe after realizing what a monumental task that really is.
The nigrigs gotta be where a support rotted out. Definitely need some kind of drainage solution. And probably replace all the insulation. Those black streaks in the yellow look awful suspicious. But I dunno.
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Lanx
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is your insulation falling apart? also looks nasty, i think it's time for sprayfoam
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alavaz
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Have you determined the actual cause of the flooding? You don't want to pay to solve a bunch of problems you don't have. This guy saying that stuff about the vapor barrier would already have me suspicious. Vapor barriers aren't going to do shit about a flood and home inspectors should know the code and not be tricked by a too short vapor barrier. I mean I'm sure there are some bad ones, but a blanket statement like that seems a bit ridiculous.
You might just need to have the downspout fixed so it takes the water further away. I'd definitely get at least another quote.
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I do not disagree about a second quote. Our gutters are terrible, and not a single one is routed the way it should be. Certainly not to a big hole with a sump pump or any thing.
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I agree that you should try to locate the source of the water. I’m not familiar with these problems or their solutions, but it seems to me that a sump pump is a second line of defense and bandaid at best for your current situation and doesn’t address the root cause (possibly gutters?).
Sump pumps are a last resort. Your downspouts should empty to a place where they drain away from the structure. Ditto for any other moisture coming off your roof by other means.
If you have standing water in your crawlspace at all it means you have a grading problem somewhere, unless your basement is below the water table or it's coming through the roof and structure. If you're on a slope and it's coming from uphill you may need a french drain.
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The only direct experience I have with it was my aunts house. They built it into a hillside, basically, and a steep grade at that. They had real issues with flooding and sweating in the basement.
The solution was not cheap. They had to pretty much make a french drain around the foundation and lay down piping. Nothing active though like a sump pump. Just a lot of digging and filling and some strategic drainage/redirection. Part of the solution was even shrubbery!
I imagine it's a common enough consideration in the mountains. But whoever built that house built it as if the plot was flat.
The solution was not cheap. They had to pretty much make a french drain around the foundation and lay down piping. Nothing active though like a sump pump. Just a lot of digging and filling and some strategic drainage/redirection. Part of the solution was even shrubbery!
I imagine it's a common enough consideration in the mountains. But whoever built that house built it as if the plot was flat.
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Crone
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Yea, we have bad grading in a few places, and other places that are flat, and when it rains it'll get standing water. All right at the foundation of the house. I presume the water is rain water, and it just doesn't have anywhere to go because of said problems.
Fixing the gutters would for sure help, but I'm not sure it'd eliminate the need for a sump pump, as I think water would still get under there? I don't know. Guess this is why I need a 2nd bid, or just ask more questions.
Fixing the gutters would for sure help, but I'm not sure it'd eliminate the need for a sump pump, as I think water would still get under there? I don't know. Guess this is why I need a 2nd bid, or just ask more questions.