Dear Glenn: I have a ranch home built in 1976 from reclaimed brick. I have tuckpointed the porch slab twice in the six years we’ve owned the house. The last time was two years ago. The gap between the slab and top row of bricks...
Dear Glenn: My 80-year-old summer home is under water. It is very near the St. Clair River (in Marine City) and the water table is high. This is a year-round problem. The gravel road in front has been built up over the past 20 years...
Dear Glenn: My basement floor is leaking up water not by the walls, but in the middle of the floor. What could be the cause of this? Ron, Madison Heights Dear Ron: Since the center of the basement floor is usually the lowest point, the...
Dear Glenn: A year ago, the dirt outside my mother-in-law’s basement wall pulled away from the wall itself. We put down sand to fill it in and it appeared to be doing OK. However, a crack formed on the inside of the basement running on...
Dear Glenn: I have a home that was built in 1952 on a cinder block foundation. It has water leaking in one spot where the floor and wall meet in the basement. I changed the grade and lengthened the downspout, but a little water is...
Dear Glenn: In the last few years, I have noticed cracking and separation in some of the bricks of our 1970 ranch. The house has a basement under most areas, except for the family room where most of the stress is occurring. Can you suggest...