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One morning when I came down to my basement office, I noticed that the carpet was wet. It had rained hard the previous evening and it was clear that rain had seeped in from outside. The handyman we called to assess the problem told us that there was a thin crack in the outside wall of the house, and it was from there that rain had gotten in and soaked the carpet.
Aside from the crack itself, there was a far bigger concern of the crack widening and causing far worse damage. It wasnât cheap, but we had him repair the crack to ensure that no more rain would get in.
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