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Is the dirt around a home supposed to stay below the tar line for water proofing?

Asked by JLeslie (65429points) January 20th, 2016 from iPhone

The side of a house I am considering has some bad grading. The land slopes towards the house ever so slightly on one side. However, there is a tar line for water proofing on the house, it has a basement, and I was told the land should not be above it. An inspector said I should build up the land on that side of the house.

Vent: I’m so sick of dealing with sloppy work by builders. It’s haunting me.

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