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**sztc38tg** · 07-27-2011, 12:02 AM

Why did you build your house below ground?

tornado country

Is the grade done correctly? that was our problem, over time the house etc settled and the grade we had reversed direction just enough to add to the problem. Unfortunately all I had was sand to rebuild the grade but its been holding up. I also re-dug a drainage ditch parallel to the wall and removed an old drainage hose that was actually feeding water under a deck that was put in as an afterthought. I just gotta keep the drains cleaned and the water moving downhill, we're okay until we get a clog somewhere.

07-27-2011, 12:02 AM	#5
sztc38tg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 415 Senior Member	Why did you build your house below ground? tornado country Is the grade done correctly? that was our problem, over time the house etc settled and the grade we had reversed direction just enough to add to the problem. Unfortunately all I had was sand to rebuild the grade but its been holding up. I also re-dug a drainage ditch parallel to the wall and removed an old drainage hose that was actually feeding water under a deck that was put in as an afterthought. I just gotta keep the drains cleaned and the water moving downhill, we're okay until we get a clog somewhere.
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