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...
Dear Glenn: I am in the process of purchasing a house in Rochester Hills, which was built in the mid-?60s. During the building inspection, two things were discovered: a radon reading of 12.8 and standing water in the unfinished cement block basement. These may or...