Pff 170k and close to Crafton/Ingram

I was excited about this, but the more I read about it the less I want to attend.

Spent a fortune installing one last year, best decision I've ever made. My basement is like a humidor now.

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At first I thought It was my main drain in the middle of the basement and there was water there but it’s also in the corners of the walls

I have probably 50+ turner tea orange crates and they aren’t stolen; I found a business who throws them away and offered them to me. Incredibly useful (keep in mind I lived on a farm here so I’m not taking about a normal residential property lol). But everyone should grab some!

I'm honestly surprised I haven't been banned yet for sticking out, but here I am. I'm sure it's only a matter of time and pressure.

Agree with this, taxed the same and held to the same or similar level of building code. You want to do short term rentals, fine upgrade the property to conform with the same electric and fire codes as the hotel you’re competing against.

The most likely scenario is the owner has either passed away, or is no longer in the country.

My house isn't 100 years old but I've had zero flooding issues in 7 years. My house was built in the 50s. My neighbor flooded multiple times until he put in a french drain. It does get quite humid in the spring though, but the dehumidifier handles that.

Thanks for the reply. It was a sincere question.

I’m going to guess most of the r/pittsburgh crowd runs in a different circle though.

On Donnie Iris’s birthday too. You’re the chosen yinzer.

If you are within city limits, have you checked this map?

We've been going to Hidden Valley all season and while the weather has been awful, they've been keeping things in pretty good condition there! From what I gather talking to others, it's in much better shape than 7 Springs. HV typically has less ice even during heavy snow years, I think it's just the geography or something there. Angel's Elbow and Comet had a few icy spots but that was it.

Saturday was thin and kinda slushy but it was still pretty ski-able, so that may be your best bet.

Conproco is a contractor grade product and can be purchased by a non contractor. There are several locations in Pittsburgh area. It is correct to first deal with the hydrostatic pressure by removing as much water as possible. Such as redirecting downspouts etc. if you were planning on making this space livable then it would be a completely different answer. Plus a lot more money to mitigate the problem by excavating the exterior, waterproofing, backfilling with gravel stone, the list can go on but if you did not choose to do that, I would at least recommend conproco.

You almost NEED French drains in this city

Honestly it's better to look at homes when it's raining so you can see obvious issues like this. We had our inspection done in the rain and luckily the basement is in good shape, but a couple gutters were obviously not.

Our house is creeping up on a 115 years* and it gets damp in ours. We're super super downhill though. We just don't keep anything near the one wall.

*an estimate, apparently before 1910 hard to tell how old a building is.

There is a need for improved regulations for short term rentals, but I believe this aspect is already addressed - Occupancy tax collection and remittance by Airbnb in Pennsylvania

Slowly sinking in the Allegheny River for months, irritating those who use the Riverfront Park or stroll its promenade.

I run with a rough crowd. I've seen or heard stories of multiple interactions with wanted individuals who's name was divulged and no further action was taken. It's like the jail is too full or something..

This is higher class than the official city of Pittsburgh notice taped to an orange traffic cone that's put in the road one foot from the curb, tho.

As a question (a question is not a challenge)...

I thought you didn't want to block off moisture coming into the basement because the hydro-static pressure will eventually start to push the foundation? Basically better to have wind blow through the sails then move the boat.

Only reason I ask is I had all our gutters and downspouts redone and, sure as hell, still getting moisture in the basement. Pretty much just resided myself to this fate. If you're saying there's an alternative, that'd be great news.

Sure. That’s what the people do after Chesney concerts.

How would somebody “notice” this?

Wouldn’t you have to be a person with a warrant who was involved in a police encounter to know whether or not police are checking for warrants?