Rich had 2 different calls that were basically identical--one from Reading Massachusetts and one from Leominster Massachusetts--where the callers complained about water collecting in the corners of the basement. In this episode, Rich explains how water can collect in basement corners on hot, humid days.

The Crackman is no stranger to seeing FlexSeal attempts used in DIY home repairs for leaking basements. In this episode, Rich shares an amusing DIY fail using Flex Seal. Hopefully, people take heed and get a professional to fix basement foundation leaks in the after listening to this.

The Crackman had a couple calls recently from Milford & Hopkinton Mass where people were complaining about water oozing through the foundation walls. Is that like something out of a horror movie or something a bit less sinister?

In this episode, the Crackman discusses the before and after pictures attached to the blog post about this episode. It shows an incredible repair job that rivals the toughest jigsaw puzzle you've ever seen. Check it out.

In this episode, we examine a picture the Crackman attached to his blog. It looks like a muddy pit that shows a pipe of some sort that is going into a foundation through a hole that is about 3 times bigger than the diameter of the pipe. What happened here? The Crackman explains.

The Crackman explains a video he received from a customer that shows him demonstrating how much water is under his concrete floor. There is an open hole in the corner and he is using a screwdriver to show how deep it is. We put the video on the blog so our viewers can see it. The Crackman explains.

In his 25 years as the Crackman, Rich has seen a flooded basement or two. If a homeowner went down to his man cave and found a soaked carpet, step 1 would be to issue a torrent of expletives. What should the next step be?

On his blog, The Crackman posted a picture that will make you laugh. Iit appears to be another creative way a homeowner dealt with a basement wall leak. But because of the COVID-19 shutdown, he couldn't get to the fix action right away so he advised him of a creative DIY temporary fix you have to see to believe.

The Crackman prides himself on his responsiveness to answering phone calls and providing assistance when needed, at all hours. In this case study, he reveals that he met his match with a particular customer. Have have to listen to believe it.

For years the Crackman been warning people not to let basement water problems to get out of control...to deal with them before it gets too serious. In this episode, he gives us an example of a time where someone let their stone foundation leak just a little too long.