Quoted from ultimategameroom:

I forgot to say if you only have one sump pit
Buy an extra pump and prep it so it can be swapped out very quickly in case of a failure during a big storm.
You are correct a piece of stone/Gravel or a stone chip can jam the pump impeller and render it useless.
I recommend anyone who has a sump pump keeping a basement with machines in it dry to get a pair of thick rubber elbow length gloves and clean out their sump pit to ensure there’s no stone or debris present. I’ve seen new or newer homes with a few inches of mud/stone that got knocked in during construction.

Quoted from ultimategameroom:

In my area perk tests are normally only done if installing a septic system. A backhoe digs a small hole and a specific amount of water is then added. Then they time how long it takes the water to drain into the surrounding soils.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Also, I don't know if anyone's mentioned this yet, but a lot of new houses in the US are being built *without* a basement...

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Agreed. I'm in the Mid-atlantic (DC area), and it's spotty here - many houses in wealthier neighborhoods have them, many in less wealthy do not. TONS of houses in the south and the southwest (e.g. Arizona/New Mexico) are on slabs though.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Let's call that "insulation installed wrong". There should be a 1/2" or more gap between the framing and the cement wall because - hey there's moisture in that there cement! Takes a decade to dry out, if ever. The vapor barrier should be skipped pretty much always, because the moisture will go towards the lowest point of pressure: inside the room! But as you pointed out, this is better than trapping it and causing mold.
Nobody does this - for understandable reasons (homeowner: omg I lose square footage! contractor: what do I care?). Spray foam installed like that will just be wet forever against the concrete. Not really ideal either, but I'll grant you it's better for the inside of the room as long as it doesn't cause the concrete to fail.

Quoted from JohnTTwo:

The nozzle is adjustable, the side to side, front to back, pressure and heat, makes spicy taco afterbirths even easier to to clean up.
Mine also has a auto massage button LOL
Then after the water show it goes to auto dry with the blower stand up and it just stops.
I have experiment with new underwear and just stood up after the wash down pulled up the undies and I have yet to bacon strip a pair of undies yet. It really is clean. Poo Poo is very water soluble.

Quoted from pinzrfun:

...now i wanna try one.

Quoted from snakesnsparklers:

...It's basically a cheap $20 attachment that goes under the toilet seat and tees into the toilet water supply. It's very simple and works extremely well!

Quoted from pinwiztom:

My home was built in 1928. Its wiring originally all knob and tube with cloth covered wiring, and no ground.
In the late 70s they did a partial remodel and addition, remodeling the kitchen,
adding on a Master bedroom and finishing the basement.
With the remodel and additions they obviously brought things up to code, though in the other
50% of the house were no work was done
it still has the old wiring and two prong outlets/plugs.
When we bought the house 10 yrs ago, in order to get the house insured,
the insurance company made use change out all the knob and tube wiring
with grounded romex wiring in all the areas with exposed wiring in the garage and attic.
Obviously any wiring within the old walls and old sockets are still knob and tube and non grounded.
In the last few years, I have taken it upon myself to hire an electrician to install one or two
GFCI outlets in all the bedrooms upstairs and the foyer and dining and living & family rooms
which were not grounded, so in doing that it will give each room some grounding effect protection
while providing some outlets with 3 prong plugs, to avoid having to use those cheater plug adapters.

Quoted from Trogdor:

…Wasn’t radon dismissed as a flawed study? It’s all over southeastern WI so somebody made a fortune. Housing market going ballistic did away with even home inspections so we’ll see when normalcy returns. Was new to home ownership and they sealed the sump well for the radon pump, so couldn’t tell sump had failed- flooded entire remodeled basement. It also didn’t help that former owner didn’t put a window well cover over the window above the sump.

Quoted from JohnTTwo:

There is a lot of good information on it and how free radicals damage people’s lungs and can lead to cancer. My home was like 9 times above the acceptable limit, I can ship you some. No cost

Quoted from ReadyPO:

The squat toilet is pretty common in a large part of the world including the middle east/Asia. When I was in Afghanistan, most bases had porta potties for both western style and the squat toilet style - as it turned out Afghani contractors were breaking western style by squatting on the seat.
By the way, it is actually easier to do your business squat style as it straightens out the bowels. Standing, and to a lessor extent sitting, doesn't. The problem is we haven't had a lifetime practicing the balance needed