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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 03:49 PM Original message |
I need help DU! My basement is bulging! *PIX* |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Giant gophers? |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I know, I have horrible visions of weird bugs pouring out of the hole when we |
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Fran Kubelik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. i dunno but |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Thanks! |
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stuntcat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
29. that's what I wanted to say! |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 10:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
37. Wow. Thanks! |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. There is something strange and scary about your drawing. n/t |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Uh, okay. I don't know what to do with that. |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. Your basement is pregnant. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Now *that* would be nice. We could use more square footage. |
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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. I've never seen anything like that before. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Not upset at all. I figured my title would cause some snickering. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. Looks like a diffusion problem, which is moisture related. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Could that be something that would well up rather suddenly? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm no expert on it |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Thanks flvegan! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Well, if a reputable waterproofing company |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 05:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. You mean we won't be the only one with problems in our building? |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
17. my semi-pro opinion from being in the concrete/construction biz a few years. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Interesting. Thanks. Do you have any idea who we might contact to look at this? |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 05:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. a knowledgeable home inspector. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Maybe I'll suggest that to our insurance agent. I hope finding the water intrusion |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. a good inspector will know. he would also have a moisture testing meter. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:27 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. LOL! Well, you had more insight than the guy who actually came here and looked |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
23. Wow, that is just bizarre... |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Thanks hon. The waterproofing guy actually said "that's going to go down as one |
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greatauntoftriplets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:48 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. And your lower level is really dry... |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. it could be bad - |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Thanks for the links and the research merh! |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Why not email this lady |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 11:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I will indeed. I forgot to say that before. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:18 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I figured it out |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
32. So, for the last 8 years you have lived |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Well, how long have you looked like a little yellow tennis ball with a face and arms? |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
34. it`s the mole people digging out of your basement |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Surprisingly enough, I didn't have nightmares last night after all the similar |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
35. 19,724 tubes of the cheapest caulk you can find |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. We did consider making a permanent sculpture on top of the spot to hide the lump |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
39. your illustrations are great, but is there any way you could post a couple |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I meant to take some photos when I got home last night but completely spaced out. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. He wants to know how old the place is, are walls concrete or block? |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 01:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Thanks Kali. Tell your husband he rocks. The building was originally |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 03:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. ah - the age tells him it that the walls are not concrete |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. ***PIX!***PIX!*** Real ones, not drawings! |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #52 |
59. ok he says that is definatly wierd! |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. The baseboards were there when we first looked at the place in 1999. We were |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #60 |
61. I wondered about that structure in the corner. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 12:01 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Given that most people think it's a portal to hell or some kind of mythical |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
40. post this over in the DIY group...those folks are awesome.. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I have, thanks. I got a couple of great suggestions but the lounge just has more |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
44. Maybe it is the nest of a mixed animal normally found in the woods |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I head that Oscar's going to be running Iraq while |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
46. Basements really exist????? |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 01:18 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Yes, they do. And sometimes they're a real pain in the arse. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Wow, next I'll meet someone who has chains on their tires. nt |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
50. Jimmy Hoffa? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
53. Looks like your home needs an exorcism... |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 12:04 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I think I'm going to have some fun with Photoshop and the pictures I posted upthread |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
55. They must have used Concrete-9 |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. I wasn't even sure if you were kidding. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
56. Oh, it's not a sex thread |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-03-07 07:38 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. I'm not bulging "down there" I'm bulging downSTAIRS. |
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