I would say that no, this is not normal for a house built post World War II.

It’s a lot more common in much older houses with natural stone foundations.

I wouldn't even know who to compare the police to when it comes to headlines.

What other feet-on-the-ground public service gets treated worse by the media?

Architect here: Drilok is not the product that should be used here. Everyone thinks that is the solution, the water is behind the painted coating and will push it away from the surface it may last 5 years before you would have to redo. I would do the downspouts analysis and regrade the soil so it slopes away from the house then apply conproco fiberglass based cement coating to the interior.

https://conproco.com/product-categories/below-grade-waterproofing/

First thing I did when I moved into my house was install a French drain, and my basement hasn’t flooded since.

If I'm not mistaken, each library has a working telephone and a human being on the other end.

I had considered covering it up or doing something however I did not like the idea of someone else riding by while I was “working” on removing swastika

lmfao. I don't know who downvoted this comment or why. Take the upvote homie and I hope whoever downvoted it gets their parking chair outside their house stolen.

I will say… it’s best to tour houses during rainy days since you can get a better sense of drainage!

Someone remind me, why are we firing baseballs at home plate from the South Side? The pitcher is allowed to be inside the park, you know.

What I see is that there is enough water to cover much of the floor, and as such the picture does not tell us where it is coming from. For example, the raised part of the floor next to the wall on the left is dry. It is still quite possible that all the water we see on the floor flowed in from one place.

Just FYI I sued over this being done to my house. It doesn't actually fix your problem, it in makes it worse. Water gets temporarily trapped in the bricks, and when it freezes, causes cracks in the bricks and mortar due to expanding. And it will do this every time it hits freezing temperatures. The product warranty even says it's invalid if the temp goes below 55.

The three rivers heritage trail ismaintained by volunteers through the Friends of the Riverfront. You're welcome to help with graffiti removal and maintenance:

https://friendsoftheriverfront.org/volunteer-opportunities/

we got 0.6" of rain yesterday so a lot of pgh basements are like that today. best fix is an inside trench and a sump pump.

I totally agree, unions protect bad employees

It's a contract between two parties

Check their webcams

make sure to check the "I need official city parking chair" and write the correct # in the box next to it. it's 1 chair per 5 feet. round up to the higher #.

just my opinion but that water looks like its seeping in from all 4 walls. A broken downspout could account for one wall or corner flooding but not water coming in from all sides.

This is literally what basements in older houses were designed for. Depending on the age and placement of the house, frankly I’d be a little concerned if I didn’t see some water seeping through.

"Winter" doesn't really cause potholes - they are the result of freeze / thaw cycles due to the fluctuation between freezing and non-freezing weather. We've many of those types of days.

You're just explaining why a police union shouldn't exist.

It's "per se," not "per say."

My father in-law’s house looked just like this. You’ll have to fix the gutters, redirect the downspouts away from the house, and build up the soil around the outside foundation if you can. Put a dehumidifier down there and you should be 100% Well, more like 98%, or whatever percent is acceptable in a Pittsburgh basement built in 1955.

I understand what you're getting at, I just think this particular issue has another layer of complexity. "Pittsburgh Area Woman Killed by Police" is actually a more inflammatory headline in some ways, so there is something else going on here. Given that the police seem to be one of the only institutions that get this kind of kid-glove treatment by local media it is safe to assume there is a reason.

Before buying my house we made the seller install an interior french drain and sump pump. The water has never been bad enough for the pump to kick on.