Per the city building inspector, I add extra hurricane ties to every single joist in the deck framing.

I begin working with a litigator who has lots of experience handling real estate disputes. A deep-dive into the history of my purchase transaction begins, as well as all of the steps taken by other attorneys, and the Anoka County Attorney’s investigators.
It will be at least 1 more year until we can have drain tile and a sump pump installed, and 2 more years until we can afford to re-build the “finished” basement. In the meantime, we need to give the basement bathroom some privacy again.
I started by adding this temporary drywall sheeting on the outside of the bathroom wall.