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Am I missing something here ? We are talking about a joist, not a beam, right ? Hire an engineer to specify a 4 foot long joist ?????

There are rules for maximum size notches that you can put in a joist. I assume you have already googled them. On an engineered I...

Post a pic of the sill, a pictures worth a 1k words.

That looks like your footings for your porch/landing. What are your plans for that porch? I would tend to leave the rubble in there.

You lost me on your set up explanation, but if your issue is finding a float switch for your 1 hp motor, check out MDI. They have...

I have glued up PVC trim board many times. I use PVC cement that I get in the plumbing department. "Clear" cement is a little less...

Yes, it would be interesting to understand the reasoning for putting in that concrete. But that person also decided it would be a good...

You mean the 2 x 12 ? Isn't that your rim board, and don't you have floor joists nailed to it on the other side of the 2 x 12 ? Or do...

I think you may have a more optimistic outlook than I! :-) yea tomorrow I’m going to remove some siding and check behind…

You got a mess there. So the house is built with a slab foundation? Top of the slab should be 8" above exterior finished grade. What...

And look for one that is described as a "Quiet Check Valve" https://blog.boshart.com/standard-vs-quiet-sump-pump-check-valve

Looks like somebody did a pretty fair job of patching it already. I would just leave it.

Not sure your inspector was accurate. When I look at the second photo with the outlet, the outlet does not look like something that I...

I am no expert. All concrete cracks, but I tend to agree with your position that it should not crack the day of the pour. That likely...

OP here. I ran a test on a piece of scrap plywood in three sections: 1) three coats of a high-build primer (Kel-Bond Ultra); 2) Ace...