I grew up in a house built in 1925. My parents now live in a house built in 1926 and I currently own one built in 1923.

None of these houses have ever had a drop of water enter the basement.

If your house is old enough to have a natural stone foundation and/or dirt floor basement, sure, expect some water. But any house with a modern foundation and poured concrete basement floor should not regularly have water coming in.

It is a great lineup. Bet you will find a few that you come to love if you have never heard of any of them previously.

There is a shopping plaza across the street. I park back in there. It's free. 2 minute walk.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/r01y01/shows_at_the_roxian_parking_arrival_time/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/dehckl/roxian_theater/

https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/zgqkry/what_are_your_guys_thoughts_on_the_roxian_theatre/

https://parkingaccess.com/blog/roxiantheatre

Are you on a hillside or valley - if so, then you might be alone.

I see them when on top of hills since water is draining away. However it is rare for me to find a place in flood plains or on a hillside that doesn't have some minor penetration at least.

Seems to me all you would need is a crane

Which one?

It’s sitting on the bottom of the river already.

>planning on making this space livable

I have to go with Jeff at HomeRenovision DIY YoutTube channel on this - you shouldn't plan to make any basement before the 1960s livable as they just were not designed for it - mainly for moisture, height, and fire escapes.

It’s sitting on the bottom of the river.

All the gutters and downspouts do is redirect water from your roof away from your house. They'll do nothing if the groundwater table or the general grade slopes towards your house. Maybe that is the source of your problem.

Additionally - it looks like some of the moisture could be coming from around the footer area. (Hard to tell sources versus destinations for the water.) One of my places in Carnegie has a high water table due to a spring on the hill behind it. I needed an interior french drain to keep the underground flow from coming up around the slab whenever it rained.

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Also, hard to tell, but it looks like there is a gap between the water and the wall. So the water may not be coming through the wall. I don't see any moisture on that raised footer. Assuming the hot water tank or other plumbing isn't leaking - I would definitely look at a "bath tub effect" as the cause. (No clue the technical term, this is just what I always called it.)

I would take it farther and restrict short-term AirBnb-style rentals to only your primary residence. If you want to rent out a whole building like that, get the proper license. Speculation makes it attractive to just buy up a bunch of properties and rent them out based on the minimum requirements you can get away with, so raising those minimum requirements off the floor is where we have to start.

Can you post another link to the form? It appears broken on mobile.

I live next to an Airbnb. It is truly the worst neighbor experience I've ever had. You never know what kind of person/group you'll get. Despite having a lot on the back side of the house, the owners tell renters to park on the street in the front (parallel parking). Needless to say, many of these people do not park courteously and take up much needed space. They are quite noisy and on several occasions we have had issues with the guy managing the property (not the owner) improperly disposing of garbage.

The noise is something I expect living in the city. But not knowing who my new neighbor might be every weekend is not a fun experience.

Home owners hate it bc they say it’s a nuisance but homeowners also don’t realize how much Airbnb has inflated the value of their homes. It’s a catch 22.

Personally I think units shouldn’t be allowed to be hotels. A house should only be allowed to be rented for a % amount of time a year if it’s a STR, not long term rental.

Why not just sink the damn thing

It is the only reason I keep them in my rentals. No 1am calls for a clogged toilet are justified when you can walk to the basement.

I had a vacancy I was trying to fill in a duplex over on Tryo Hill and probably 50% of the interest I received was from 3rd parties who wanted to rent from me and then sublet to short term renters.

I only talked to the first two before I realized this was a thing but they stated they are managing several properties in Troy Hill, Deutchtown, and Central Northside which gave me the impression this was somewhat popular and growing.

Its a pretty solid lineup if you’re into whatever the fuck you call this niche.

The rest of Copperfield leading up to Brownsville was rebuilt last fall. I think they didn’t go all the way down because they were running out of time due to temperatures dropping (can’t do concrete work when it’s below freezing). I’d call Coghill but also call Tom Joyce who’s the head of construction at DPW and ask. Good luck!

Yeah, and where's the rusty french drain?

That 10’X12’ toilet with bloody stripper pole tells a dark story

I wonder how the neighbors will feel about this.

I wish I took a picture of the one place I toured a few years back. The wall was bowed in by almost two feet.

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