> I had contractors quoting me tens of thousands of dollars to dig up the entire basement to install French drains That's criminal! Before I bought my first ho

> I had contractors quoting me tens of thousands of dollars to dig up the entire basement to install French drains That's criminal! Before I bought my first house, my realtor would show me how some of the houses we looked at either already had, or would have foundation/basement issues due to land grading and warned me to always make sure the ground slopes away from the house. And that was free advice from a guy who just wanted to sell me a house and get his commission! These guys clearly knew better but just wanted to get more work.