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Thanks Phil. They build these houses very quickly around here, so it's not surprising that either shortcuts were taken, or that the bare minimums were followed. I plan on adding drainage around the foundation. Unfortunately the house had been sitting here for 10 years prior to our purchase...

The engineer who came out also suggested possibly painting the veneer. We've been meaning to remove the flower beds entirely around the perimeter... we've had the house for a year, and I'm not sure how long the previous owner had those beds in place, but they definitely don't slope away. I...

GBR, that's an awesome link; I've got it bookmarked for future reference. Tons of good gouge. I talked to an engineer who said our soil is mostly clay and these cracks should be expected. I also shot a level across the perimeter and noticed very negligible variation... maybe 1/4 to 1/2" over...

Awesome info, thank you. I'm not sure about the exterior trim. I'm willing to bet it's add-on. Guess the only option is to take off the siding and see. I feel like I have a handle on the process. What I don't have is materials or a truck! I'm likely going to get a contractor to come out...

From what I can tell, the only thing between the windows (inside and out) is the small divider that appears to be leaking. I think maybe there is some 1x6 or some similar "scrap" that they're both fastened to. I'm not really sure on the construction in between the two windows other than that...

Here it is from the outside. The water is coming into the interior towards the top right of the window (from the outside), between the arch window and the single hung ones underneath. I'm not sure about the flashing on the windows, but construction of the exterior is OSB, housewrap and vinyl...

Thank you both for putting me a little more at ease. I know some cracks should be expected, so I'm sure there are some others, but my concern was that this crack was vertically displaced and not just split apart... also that it appears to continue to run into the rest of the house, which...

Hi all, Adding to my assorted housing crises, today I was ripping up some carpet in order to prepare to install wood flooring for a nursery when I found this crack in the slab. It runs underneath the drywall and out of sight, and spans the entire width of the room. It begins from an...

Hi everyone, I have an arch window installed directly over two single-hung windows. I'm not sure if they were installed as a single set originally or not. We bought the home last March and the arch window had a broken seal, causing condensation inside. The window was replaced before we...