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		<title>Sources of Moisture in your Basement</title>
		<description>Discuss Sources of Moisture in your Basement</description>
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			<description><![CDATA[If the foundation was excavated and waterproofed a few years ago, the ground will likely have continued to settle so it's possible that the grading has gone from slowing away from your house to sloping towards your house which is not good. You ahould definitely be able to have your grading fixed. It may be solvable with some top soil or if it has settled a lot, it may require more fill. I would suggest talking to a local landscaping company that has experience in proper grading. If you want to be really sure things are graded properly, you can hire a civil engineer but that's probably not necessary.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tahir commented: Hello, Background: Water leaked into my basement after a very heavy rainfall a couple of months ago. The water came in at the junction of the wall and the floor in only one specific spot. The amount of water that came in was approximately 3-4 litres. The foundation is cinderblock, and was waterproofed previously with what looks like Tar and a plastic dimpled, platon like structure and weeping tile. The grading around the house is not very good. In fact its pretty poor. My question is: Is it possible to just adjust the grading around the house, without doing an excavation ? Thank you for time, and thanks for putting up this informative website.]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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