COMMUNITY FORUM: BASEMENT & FOUNDATION

refinishing basement after water damage

Due to a flood in the basement, about 1 foot of dry way was cut out around the perimeter of the basement (along with the carpet and baseboards). G...

3 days by BV001041

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framing off by 1/8"

while framing my basement i keep running into problems where because of either irregularities of the wall or floor or very slightly warped 2x4s my ...

9 days by tyrrell

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Bentonite / HdroClay WaterProofing

Have a corner in the basement where seepage occurs during the spring and heavy rain. Landscaping / downspouts look good. An old draintile system ...

9 days by BV000998

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obsolete well pump and holding tank in basement

The house is 160 yrs old and has a well pump and tall galvanized tank in the basement. We have public water and would like to remove it. Who does t...

15 days by BV000945

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basement insulating

I have rubber wall and thin foamboard on my exterior basement walls that are below ground. I will have a small house dehumdier installed in the bas...

19 days by BV000921

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Flitch plates (don't know where to post)

Hi all: Not knowing where to post this, I am posting it here as well. Was wondering if any of you have had experience with fli...

about 23 hours by oppolaheabs

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Finding the right people for basement dig

I have an unfinished 900 sqft walk out basement that I am considering excavating to gain additional height. I know this is not a DIY job at all, an...

25 days by BV000879

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Help Basement Walls are crumbling

The walls in my 63-yr old full walk-out basement are crumbling in spots. The walls have been painted and the wall is crumbing in several places be...

28 days by BV000861

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interior vs. exterior drain tile on clay soil in flood-prone Central Michigan

A bit of background: We have a 1957 construction with a very leaky basement. In the home's defense, the rain has been out of control, but each ne...

28 days by BV000193

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plastic subfloor

I am still looking for the name of the plastic sub floor material. Why would you show this material and not name it?

30 days by BV000853

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Basement Product Sani-tred

Has anyone heard of the product sani-tred? The website claims it is the perfect waterproofer for inside the basement. It is a rubberized polymer t...

about 1 month by BV000849

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will setting porch posts in concrete rot the posts?

I'm replacing rotted 6x6 posts that hold up my porch. Will setting the new posts in concrete cause them to rot

about 1 month by BV000847

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White Foam around cracks in basement floor

Our house has a poured concrete basement floor. Several cracks have occurred in the floor allowing a white foamy substance to seep through all arou...

about 1 month by BV000845

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building a paver patio over old greenhouse crawlspace

I had my greenhouse (sort of a 70's trombe wall thing) removed. It was built on the south side of my house and the floor was at the level of the h...

about 1 month by BV000840

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leaking basement

My house has a leaking basement. It is a poured concrete foundation and there is a vertical crack from floor to ceiling. We noticed the crack was...

about 1 month by cjdwyer

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Some Tips to Drain a Flooded Basement

Here are the steps you need to go through to safely pump out the water from your basement and make sure the house does not undergo structural damag...

about 1 month by nexterswaterdamage

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Crawl Space

We live in the state of Iowa, and have a crawl space under our home. We recently discovered that our floor joists have mold/mildew growing on them...

about 1 month by BV000805

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Water under slab foundation

There is retained water under my house slab foundation (no basement). The moisture from this water caused some damage to the hardwood floor that ca...

about 1 month by BV000802

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