COMMUNITY FORUM: BASEMENT & FOUNDATION

sub pump

My house is four years old and I have noticed an increase in the amount of times our sub pump turns on during wet periods. When we first moved in ...

over 12 years by rod robison

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Basement Celeing

We need to put a celeing in our basement. Right now it is just padded insulation. Does any one know of a very cheap way of doing this as we have a ...

over 12 years by WallyV

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Basement Odor

My basement has a foul smell that occurs after it has rained or the air is damp outside. The problem is the worst in the Spring and Fall. Last Sp...

over 12 years by Valcon

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Frost inside attic... NORTH side only

I have been trying to solve this problem but have failed. The odd thing about my situation is that the problem only occurs on the north side? Pleas...

over 12 years by skippy

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488

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cold basement

Our basement rec room is very cold in the winter and we want to supplement the heating with either an electric baseboard heater or a fan. Which wo...

over 12 years by rpxlpx

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mositure in attic/insulation

I am in a new home (1 yr old) that is beginning to show water damage on my 2nd floor ceilings as a result of excess moisture in my attic. You can s...

over 12 years by Lawrence

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chalky residue on brick

I read an article about winterizing your home and there was a comment that chalky substance on brick can indicate a serious problem, yet they never...

over 12 years by Matches

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690

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Drain tile installation insturctions?

I'd like to install inside drain tile and sump pump in my home. There is no existing drain tile or sump. Does anyone have any directions on how t...

over 12 years by John Bonin

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Wet crawlspace

I just purchased my first home on a village lot and moved in 3 weeks ago. Everythingabout the experience was horrible and now I have to live with ...

over 12 years by schnopps

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Waterproofing a house on a hill

Our house sits halfway down a hill. Uphill water sheds towards the foundation and is causing some problems. Several professionals have given us e...

over 12 years by SuzanneS

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199

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Horizontal Crack in Concrete Block wall

I am thinking of buying a house with a concrete block basement built in 1954. I noticed a horizontal crack running the length of the basements fron...

over 12 years by Matches

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basement odor

I just bought this house and the first snow melt that saturated the ground around house seems to have caused a rank odor in the basement that was n...

over 12 years by lbashams

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Preserved wood foundation

Does anyone have any comments on a preserved wood foundation......a friend is considering the purchase of a home with such a foundation....and has ...

over 12 years by rpxlpx

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718

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fissure-type cracking in new basement wall

We are building a new house, and we have noticed that one of the basement walls (cement block) has a long (about 2 feet) fissure-type crack surroun...

over 12 years by Allyson

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717

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Do they make folding stairs for walls?

My bedroom has cathedral ceilings. The only place to put a folding stairway is on the wall directly above the entrance to the bedroom. I would li...

over 12 years by SSgtVee

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712

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Old cistern

We have an old cistern that is up against a wall in our basement. We need to get this cistern filled in before our child starts walking, as their i...

over 12 years by jmwoollatt

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250

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Basement shelving

I have seen shelving made of metal hangers that suspend from your floor joists, then you place a board on the metal "scaffold" everything hangs ins...

almost 13 years by C Drost

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655

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