Hi. I have some water seeping into my basement. Water is seeping through the cinder blocks directly under my sump pump and radon tubing that goes outside and the water is collecting, and then puddling out, where the floor and wall meet . Apparently the basement has been waterproofed over ten years ago (I can't find any paperwork though). I get the feeling that the leak has to do with the sump pump which is in the basement floor and goes through the wall to under the deck and dumps the water pretty close to the house. I can look (on the outside of the deck wall) and visibily see an area where the dirt is not graded at all but rather creating a big hole. There is large gravel/stone there as well. Does it make sense for me to do the following to try and fix the sitaution: 1) get under the deck, dig a couple feet down to look at where the sump pump goes through the wall and fix any cracks or openings around the pump piping coming through the wall; 2) then regrade the dirt under the deck and finally 3) extend the pvc piping out to the far edge of the deck (away from the house) Any suggestions? I really feel like I'd try to fix this on my own rather than the huge expense of a waterproofing company. We are having an usually wet Spring. Thank you for feeback, suggestions or cautions... :)

Hello, My wife and I recently purchased a house and we noticed a "gap" between the gutter and the house on rear of the house. We did not notice it prior to buying and the home inspection did not turn it up, so we are hoping it is not an issue. Here are pictures to describe what I'm seeing. This is our first home so we are brand new at this stuff, but seeing as our this just doesn't look right, I thought it best to get some advice. It looks like the roof ends early, as the gutter does meet the house entirely. I thought using the expanding insulation to fill the hole. Thoughts? [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23812967/IMAG0139.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23812967/IMAG0140.jpg[/IMG]