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Any recs for mold specialists and people to do a driveway? And question about regrading.
We had an inspection on a house today and there is some mold in the basement and family room that the inspector thinks is likely due to a combination of poor house maitenance (gutters never cleaned) and grading issues. He didn't think a mold specialist was necessary and that topical treatments would be sufficient, but DH and I are considering trying to get someone in.
The driveway will need to be taken out and a new one put in. The houe is a SS so there will be no getting money from the sellers to fix this, or getting them to fix it on their own so we're interested in trying to figure out if we could get some estimates to have a feel for what this would cost. Any recs for companies to do this?
Finally, the house needs to be regraded but inspector said this could be a DIY. Has anyone done this or hired someone to do this? Any recs for names or ideas on cost?
Thanks a lot!
BFP #2: 11/16/11: M/C at 7 weeks
BFP #3: 03/24/12: C/P 03/28/12
BFP #4: 04/26/12: please be our baby
Re: Any recs for mold specialists and people to do a driveway? And question about regrading.
BFP #2: 11/16/11: M/C at 7 weeks
BFP #3: 03/24/12: C/P 03/28/12
BFP #4: 04/26/12: please be our baby
Congrats on finding something you like!
How severe is the grading issue? We built our house in CT and the builder did not follow the grading plan so water was pooling against the foundation - luckily the day we closed was torrential rain and we were able to find out about the issue immediately. Their solution instead of regrading was to install french drains on each side of the house that drained out to the road and it worked like a charm. We were there for two years and never had any issue with it again. The builder took care of it as it was his issue, but my understanding is that if we did it ourselves, it would have cost about $1-2K (to hire someone, that is).
BFP #2: 11/16/11: M/C at 7 weeks
BFP #3: 03/24/12: C/P 03/28/12
BFP #4: 04/26/12: please be our baby