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...
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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...
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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...
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month 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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Sump pump help please !!
This is my first house and I have only been in it for one year. Anyway, the other day the sump pump turned on and will not turn off even though the...
2 months by BV000617
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Replacing Window Wells
I purchased a home that is 20 years old, and the window wells are rotting and warped. They are made from red wood, and I want to have them replace...
2 months by AnnP
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Is there a way to pevent the floor from warping on a pier and beam foundation?
Is there a way to pevent the floor from warping on a pier and beam foundation?
2 months by BV000603
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Sealant for basement ceiling
I am looking for a product that will seal my basement ceiling between the joists to stop dust from coming up to the first floor from between the ha...
2 months by BV000592
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Sani-Tred discussion
I have been living in my house for 35 years and had water in the basement twice, both times during a Noreaster that dropped 12 to 15 in" of rain in...
2 months by BV000551
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