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  1. rkash74

    ? for emmgjld, cracks in basement in Colorado

    We had our drain scoped and they found no breaks. That was an early concern, but I'm starting to think that there is water seeping in along a concrete pad in the back that was added for a hot tub and it has since sunk several inches (the hot tub has since been removed, before we moved in) The...
  2. rkash74

    ? for emmgjld, cracks in basement in Colorado

    Well, the drainage was bad when we moved in a year ago, but no real cracks. After we moved in we had the worst storms since the 70s. There were no cracks at that time, but I did see some water leaking into the basement at a spot where there was a prior water stain. Last Christmas we saw some...
  3. rkash74

    ? for emmgjld, cracks in basement in Colorado

    Thanks. Macerate (like what you do to strawberries on a shortcake) was the term the realtor used. The roof gutters drain out to a cap in the front yard, but it was hard to get it much lower than the side yard where the water had been pooling. I haven't had a soil analysis done but I have been...
  4. rkash74

    ? for emmgjld, cracks in basement in Colorado

    this is actually a question from a homeowner to emmgjld because I live in Denver and you seem familiar with our semi-arid, sometimes wet area. we've had significant cracking in our basement. 2 structural engineers have said it is not structural but the house has clearly shifted and some...

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