Hello, I have a problem! :wall: We've gotten a few days of consistent rain here in Colorado Springs and I discovered that we have leaks in my basement from both the wall and window well. I just bought this house in March so I'm pretty upset. I'll attach pictures so that you can see what I'm talking about. I'm a "single" military guy (since we're not married) raising a family, so I don't exactly have the money to hire some multi-thousand dollar company if it can be done better / cheaper. A few things: - House was built in 2003, if I recall correctly. - No sump pump 1. I'm not sure what my immediate actions should be. I've been wet vac'ng the water up but it just keeps coming in at a slow but steady pace. 2. The window well isn't draining (none of the three windows wells seem to have drains installed), but the other two are. I tried disturbing the gravel/dirt to see what's going on but the ground appears completely saturated and isn't draining. I don't expect the window to be leak-proof (as it's not designed for that), but I would imagine there's a way to get the well to drain. I've emptied the well manually with a bucket / vac a number of times but it fills up again in a few hours (at most). 3. There are two cracks in the foundation where the concrete blocks were poured/joined and water is steadily seeping in through those cracks. I'm afraid if I simply try to use some sort of waterproof sealant that (1) it won't apply properly because water is seeping in as I try to apply it, and (2) the water will still be getting into the cracks and in cold temperatures may expand the cracks. Big problem: the other side of that foundation is a deck, so getting under it to the wall itself is a problem. This is what worries me the most. 4. As I just bought this house in March I quickly checked the disclosures that the seller provided and it does not disclose any water issues/leaks/etc. The guy who lived here before my did so for ten years (first owner), so the fact that we (in less than 3 months) have "suddenly" discovered multiple water problems makes me believe they were aware of it happening and simply brushed it off because the pre-sale inspections didn't find anything. Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Is it possible to pull any insurance claims they may have made with an insurer to see if any were related to water damage? I'm not sure where I should go from here as far as that side is concerned. Any help is greatly appreciated!!! Jason

Hi, so about 6 years ago we had all the shingles in our house replaced. Last year we added on a room on to the house, and luckily they were able to find and use the same shingles on the addition. However, I found a where the new shingles overlay the old; some of the old shingles are not tightly laying on the new ones – not forming a tight seal. How do you recommend I make these old shingles flush with the old one? If using cement or such where on the old shingle would I place it? E.g. very bottom or 3 inches from the bottom etc.? I also want to point out that the new shingles look perfectly placed and proper with the old ones as far as placement goes, the seal just seems off. Edited to include image: They replaced the skylight so they shingled around that as well. [ATTACH]50562[/ATTACH] Thanks