Exactly. In a lot of houses it looks like a lot of water but really isnt. Maybe a few buckets very thinly spread out.

This is the negley Ave bridge of houses.

Sealing the walls is a bad idea. Just keeps the water behind it and will mess up the wall. You gotta either take care of it outside the wall or interior w. a French drain/sump pump

I would recommend tracking down the book "Lockout : The Story of the Homestead Strike of 1892" by Leon Wolff.

Or stolen milk crates. They make a good shelf. And you can turn one over for height and put another one on top right side up as a basket Not that I know.

I'm from a completely different country but this is funny as hell. Also, good luck out there Pittsburgh, stay safe.

There goes the emergency potty.

Surely they can tie the boat back to an owner somehow, right?

If so, get it out and charge it back to the owner. But, yes, I know, it's government. Nothing is ever easy.

No same, we’re selling rn and I thought the nominal amount of dark on the old floor from ground water was awful. This makes me feel soooo much better. 100+ house

Best get your French drain diggin boots out

Yes. No one wants to take responsibility but when shit happens and people start suing then the courts get to decide who was responsible..it's sad.

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I think they should be limited to local ownership. For example, if you live within 3 miles of the location you’re renting out. But I know that’s impractical to expect.

Without opening the link, I'm OK with asking, "which boat in the Allegheny?"

Don’t leave us hanging - what happened to shanty boat?

let me guess. trendy walkable city neighborhood, 300k max?

And then maybe finally some ruling or law comes down to determine who should and must handle abandoned boats. Don't let a bridge inspection get in the way of real progress here. Lol

Right? Everyone saying that is normal for a house built in the 50s? I have a finished basement. I had water come in once the entire time I've lived in my house and it was while the entire region was flooding from crazy amounts of rainfall. My grandma's house was the same. One time from hurricane Ivan. My parents basement is semi-finished and the entire time we lived there we never had issues until the yard was dug up to replace a busted sewage pipe. The company that did it messed up the French drain and now they are getting water in the one corner but it's slightly damp block. Not flooding the basement.

No toilet?

The duality of pittsburgh roads: potholes, or patched potholes that become speed bumps

Yeah I have like a half basement (because of a hill my basement exits on one side to the ground level), and I do run a dehumidifier pretty much all summer, but I've never had an issue with water down there in ~7 years

It's for sure not something that's very common. I've seen it in older homes in Wisconsin...but it's still kind of a rarity. If a basement toilet were to back up and overflow you wouldn't have to worry about any of that getting on stuff that's sitting on that ledge.

Ok, I guess I can see that; shelves, washer & dryer with front legs on a platform. Just never seen it before. Thanks.

I took private lessons with Kana Eckstrom a few years ago. This was pre-pandemic so we met at Mt. Lebanon Public Library but she also offered virtual lessons. The first session was free and she lets you decide if you want to continue. I can’t remember how much I paid after that (maybe $40 a session). She teaches all levels and she’s a native speaker. Her email address is k.eckstrom@aol.com. Good luck!

You can place things on it that should not get wet should the basement have some flooding. As long as the flooding isn't severe and the floor drain is working properly.