He was the most insightful and thoughtful person who has looked at this issue so far. And he was such a pleasant person to be around too. I got more good advice from him in half an hour than from everyone else combined. And he was totally honest-- I don;t think it would even occur to him to be otherwise -- that the problem is not even a plumbing problem. Still, he told me exactly how to solve it, in fine detail, and what type of company does that work (damp proofing.) I'm still marveling, over a week later, about how much great advice I received and how much more confident I feel to solve this problem. And all for $30 consulting fee. I would gladly have paid more given what I received in knowledge.