COMMUNITY FORUM: BASEMENT & FOUNDATION

2nd Story water leak--Is Drywall ceiling ok?

Recently, the tub in our upstairs laundry room overflowed. About 15 minutes of water poured on floor. The ceiling downstairs only shows minor dama...

over 10 years by LDoyle

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Floor Leveler

I'm in the middle of increasing the size of a room in my basement. The previous owners used vinyle tile for the flooring. Now that im underway I've...

over 10 years by TwoMurrays

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Basement Flooring..

Hello..I am planning on finishing the basement of my condo and I would like some feedback on flooring ideas.. I am planning to create a family/tv r...

over 10 years by rwmorey

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509

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Basement framing

I am about to start finishing my basement. I have poured walls and have heard many ways to frame the exterior walls. Is it better to leave a gap be...

over 10 years by WorkInProgress

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Fix Small Leak?

My basement is finished and over the past several years I have experienced on three occassions minor water in one corner after very heavey rainfall...

over 10 years by GlennG

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Flooded Cellar

I live in a 50+ year old terraced house in London. Over the 2 years my cellar has flooded twice. Most recently after some very heavy rain I found t...

over 10 years by rpxlpx

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484

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Cracks in Slab Foundation with Bugs (yum!!)

My wife and I just had a house built. After a couple months we started to see ants and other bugs crawl out of the walls. After the last episode,...

over 10 years by rmas

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Building A New House/Foundation Cracks

HELP!! I am in the process of having a house built. There are a total of four foundation cracks. Two of them coming from the bottom of two windo...

over 10 years by Layla

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310

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crawl space

I am a newbie at home ownership so please bear with me. When my home inspector went into our crawl space it was completely sealed up (including ve...

over 10 years by rpxlpx

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885

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mold on attic ceiling?

i am wondering if the mold that is on the ceiling of the attic in the house i am looking to purchase is caused from poor ventallation or there prio...

over 10 years by LDoyle

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321

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Carpeting over slab floor in basement

I'm framing in a part of my basement and would like to install carpeting in the new room. I do not have moisture problems but I laid down 6-mil pla...

over 10 years by doug seibert

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503

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underground downspout kits

Does anyone know anything about the downspout kit as shown on www.waterproof.com/downspouts/ I'm getting gutters installed and wondered the pros ...

over 10 years by devildog

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700

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Basement ceiling tiles

We just added on to our house and decided to use I-joists for our flooring system. I'm now finishing off the basement. I've painted the bottom and ...

over 10 years by Jay J

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119

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Foundation under house on stilts

The back section of my two story house is on stilts (6x6 posts) with 7' of headroom. I want to excavate and put in living space. Any ideas on how...

over 10 years by Jay J

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576

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Foundation Paint

I posted a question earlier about using Thoroseal as waterproofing on an outside basement wall. Your reply was that it was not a good product for t...

over 10 years by Jay J

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649

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Home insulation

I have a ranch style house built in 1966 (1430 SQ FT) and I had an energy audit done by our gas company. I have 6" r-19 in the attic and no insulat...

over 10 years by slyee

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332

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Neutocrete for Dirt Crawlspace?

Was wondering if anyone has any feedback on this crawlspace co. Neutocrete I found it on the web....I have a dirt crawlspace that stinks, its wet a...

over 10 years by devildog

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878

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Musty smell from basement

I live in a row home in Baltimore City which is over 100 years old. I notice a musty smell whenever I first walk in from outside. It is probably ...

over 10 years by devildog

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1181

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foundation crack problem?

I am in the process of purchasing a new house, after having it inspected we were made aware of a large crack in the foundation, it starts at about ...

over 10 years by chieffifty

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949

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