Pictures and Stories from our day

Friday, August 17, 2012

The wall

We were having water leak into the basement when it rained. We, Craig, Craig's dad and my dad, dug up old tile footers to drain water away from the house and replaced it with new. Tree roots had grown into the tile making it impossible for water to flow away. Then we built a retaining wall to get rid of overgrown bushes and help with water flow. So far we have had no water in the basement. The former owners were quoted a price of $7000 to fix the problem with a French drain and a sump pump (that would not have prevented water from coming in the house) do we fixed it for good (knock on wood) for about $2000. We never could have fixed it without the help of our parents though! Thank you for all your help and hard work!

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