Not a whole lot of other work going on in the house...but I did notice the attic access was put in one of the bedrooms (which is per plan), but we discussed with PM at our pre-construction about having it in the laundry room...and he says he always does that with the Ravenna...but today it was in a bedroom. So emailed him about that tonight, and hopefully that will get straightened out.
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| Wrong room :( |
And then there was this...
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| What the heck?!?! |
Random pipe coming off the side of the house GUSHING water...like a faucet was turned on full blast. I feel like it may have something to do with the basement...but as you can see but the huge moat around the house...it is pouring out of that pipe. The basement just had a very little bit of water in it, so I would think it did not have nearly enough to make that faucet pour like that...So no idea. Emailed PM about that too.
Received a letter today from NVRM attorney stating they need a copy of my home owners insurance before they can send me our closing time. Hopefully these little issues don't set us back.
The pipe is the outlet for the sump pump, it will gush until its hooked up to something.
ReplyDeleteThe water is coming from the earth all around your foundation. Not sure if you remember those black corrugated pipes they ran around the foundation before they back filled your house? The water leeches into those and travels around to a tub in your basement that looks like a medium sized trash can that was cemented into your slab. Then it gets pumped out and eventually finds it way into your storm drains at the street. Right now it's just a pipe sticking out of the side of your house. When that pump shuts off and it's been raining a lot, it will come into your basement and flood it. This also happens when your power goes out...for instance, during a really bad storm when it's raining. I really think RH should provide battery back up units and not charge extra for them. They are $150 at most hardware stores. That's for a second pump and casing for a battery, then $50-$75 for a good battery. It costs thousands in repairs if this thing fails.
ReplyDeleteNice tip.
DeleteMy city requires backup batteries on all sump pumps so Ryan has to provide it!
ReplyDeleteThey will fix it.. Do you have a copy of the attic door placement? Our PM makes us sign everything fir locations and such.
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