Recent content by guitr4040

OK - this is way beyond my “wage scale”… Turns out my cousin came by and noted that my downspout was blocked off by heavy plastic a roofer put over the entire side of the house. He set up a sump pump and noted the downspout was working fine. He isn’t even convinced my grading is a problem. (I’ll...

The home is a single story in S California, made of stucco. (I am virtually positive it is block, not frame) I was already informed regulations are that the grade must be at least 4 inches lower than the foundation.I am waiting to hear from local experts, but as we have had very heavy rains, and...

I saw this posted 3 years ago, re: a question of height of stucco vs. ground, from JOhnH “When I bought my house about 5 years ago, the inspector pointed out that the stucco went down below the dirt level. I don't know if it started that way or if the previous owner built up the dirt around the...