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Posted by ransley on July 29, 2008, 1:14 pm
> Man, it's been wet lately. =A0The basement on a house I own isn't exacty
> wet but it's definately damp and has that basement smell. =A0It's mostly
> concrete block that looks like it replaces the original laid up stone.
>
> From the ground level down, the old paint (which appears to be old
> Drylok) is pretty loose. =A0I'm having my teenager blow it off with a
> garden hose and a little light scraping. =A0Above grade it's in pretty
> good shape.
>
> My first thought was to scrape it down and re-drylok it. =A0It's really
> not a bad option. =A0But I was wondering what other people where doing
> and how things worked (or didn't work) for them.
If it stinks its got mold, use a garden sprayer and kill the mold with
laundry bleach first, get the humidity down with a dehumidifier, UGL
is ok and may take 7 coats for leaks, you do need a dehumidifer.
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