Recent content by patnmike427

One more thing re: the water issue. The original owner passed away in 1999 (house was built in 1952), and I believe that his widow (who passed on in 2002) didn't notice the cracks. My wife and I bought the house because other than the porch issue, the house was in pristine, VERY well-kept...

Thanks for the reply, InspectorD...I appreciate it. I think that my timing on my post (right before a holiday weekend) is probably why I haven't seen many other replies...no big deal. Well, I just got done a little while ago this morning rebuilding the block wall. Of course, here in the...

As I was trying to carefully pull off the "veneer", the underlying cinder block was coming right out with it. Oh well, gotta yank it all now! The water damage to the cinder block was incredible-it was literally crumbling in my hands. However, the part of the block against the fill (mostly...

Greetings all. My front porch is your standard "block and fill" concrete porch. While the block and top slab are holding up OK, I have one VERTICAL side wall that's crumbling, as seen in the attached pictures. As you might note, it's quite thick--a good 1" to 1 1/2". You'll also note the...