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...
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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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New Basement Support Columns -- Floors now Squeak
Hello, a few weeks ago I had the old wooden support columns in the basement replaced with steel support columns. New footings were poured (about 2...
about 1 month by BV000780
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Crawl Space
Live in Alabama. Have lake house with a crawl space. Crawl space has a vapor barrier. Floor joists and subflooring for the first floor are open ...
6 months by Drew
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Dealing with a Crawlspace
We are putting a 300 sq ft addition on our house in northern Virginia. There is a crawl space under the new addition. Since the addition increase...
about 1 month by BV000741
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Basement Waterproofing
I am building a new home. My basement will be 10" poured walls. What is better economically and performance wise when waterproofing the foundation?...
about 1 month by BV000729
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Big amount of drain water coming into sump pit
Hi all, Last Friday I had a strong rainfall and after several hours I heard my backup sump pump alarm buzzing ... so I went to check it and I coul...
2 months by BV000694
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basements alkali
We are in the process of purchasing a 70 year old house. It has a fully modernized basement with 3 bedrooms, 3/4 bath and rumpus room. It also ha...
over 11 years by Bill_of_LA
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Metal Cover on Basement Floor?
I have a rectangular cover on my basement floor, about 1'+ x half a foot. There is a bolt on it and when I try to unbolt it, the bolt keeps turnin...
2 months by BV000672
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Free Standing Shower For Basement
I am wondering if anyone has made a free standing shower (for a basement) using the base and panels that are usually used for standard shower const...
2 months by BV000664
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foundation/soil movement
Recently I've discovered more hairline cracks (very long) on the tiles in the bathroom downstairs. The builder replaced 6-7 cracked tiles during th...
2 months by kkgoh
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Help: Sealing between floor joists in basement ceiling
I am having a dust issue in one room of my house (rancher w/ full unfinished basement). I have replaced the entire duct system, everything is now ...
2 months by BV000592
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Dehumidifier for crawlspace humidity
We live in the midatlantic and have a 5' deep crawlspace with about 8 or so foundation vents. Since we bought the place 2 years ago, we have battl...
2 months by dleighton
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Will my Willow Trees Break into my basement foundation or my neighbors?
When I bought my house I planted Weeping Willows. I was told by garden center employee that as long as it was 20 feet away from the house that sinc...
2 months by BV000640
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