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Wet Basement

Harry

07-01-2006

clintonG

Jay Stootzmann

Timothy Lange

Al Bundy

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Posted by Harry on July 1, 2006, 9:37 am

Hello from Pa:

What is the best way to make a basement dry?

Is the B-Dry Co. all they say they are, or is
NationDry better?

My nwly purchased house is a little over 20 years old.
One corner probably has a spring intruding into the basement;
other corner and wall may be rain or spring swelling. All the water
is coming in on the front, basement wall; however there is an addition
built out over the front, which has drains in the floor. The addition
is an
enclosed porch - full length of front of house, that has no basement.
Would extending the basement (tunnel under the concrete floor of the
porch) be a good idea? The porch floor is dry.

Posted by clintonG on July 1, 2006, 12:22 pm

I spent many of my teenage years working for various contractors resolving
water problems. There's no way to offer sound advice without an extensive
site inspection. I can however recall the words of a wise superintendent I
worked with on a large hospital project who reminded me that all plumbing
and water problems start and end with the simple fact that "sh!t (plumbing
systems) and water always run downhill.

<%= Clinton Gallagher
NET csgallagher AT metromilwaukee.com
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/

> Hello from Pa:

> What is the best way to make a basement dry?

> Is the B-Dry Co. all they say they are, or is

> NationDry better?

> My nwly purchased house is a little over 20 years old.

> One corner probably has a spring intruding into the basement;

> other corner and wall may be rain or spring swelling. All the water

> is coming in on the front, basement wall; however there is an addition

> built out over the front, which has drains in the floor. The addition

> is an

> enclosed porch - full length of front of house, that has no basement.

> Would extending the basement (tunnel under the concrete floor of the

> porch) be a good idea? The porch floor is dry.

Posted by Jay Stootzmann on July 1, 2006, 2:31 pm

Start by checking out these places:

http://www.buildingscience.com/resources/homeowner.htm

http://www.acehardware.com/sm-waterproofing-your-basement--bg-1283459.html

> Hello from Pa:

> What is the best way to make a basement dry?

> Is the B-Dry Co. all they say they are, or is

> NationDry better?

> My nwly purchased house is a little over 20 years old.

> One corner probably has a spring intruding into the basement;

> other corner and wall may be rain or spring swelling. All the water

> is coming in on the front, basement wall; however there is an addition

> built out over the front, which has drains in the floor. The addition

> is an

> enclosed porch - full length of front of house, that has no basement.

> Would extending the basement (tunnel under the concrete floor of the

> porch) be a good idea? The porch floor is dry.

Posted by Timothy Lange on July 1, 2006, 3:04 pm

Does the ground slope away from your house on all sides? Do the
downspouts from your gutters deliver the water at least six feet away
from the walls and will the water then flow away from the house? Making
sure the above is true is important. If the above is true and you still
have water then you need to have a working foundation drain. For new
construction they run a perforated drain line around the outside and
inside of the footers and then to a sump (or away from the house if the
grade permits). For existing construction it is only practical to
install an outside the foundation drain.

Tim.

Harry wrote:

> Hello from Pa:

> What is the best way to make a basement dry?

> Is the B-Dry Co. all they say they are, or is

> NationDry better?

> My nwly purchased house is a little over 20 years old.

> One corner probably has a spring intruding into the basement;

> other corner and wall may be rain or spring swelling. All the water

> is coming in on the front, basement wall; however there is an addition

> built out over the front, which has drains in the floor. The addition

> is an

> enclosed porch - full length of front of house, that has no basement.

> Would extending the basement (tunnel under the concrete floor of the

> porch) be a good idea? The porch floor is dry.

Posted by Al Bundy on July 2, 2006, 8:54 pm

@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com:

> Hello from Pa:

> What is the best way to make a basement dry?

> Is the B-Dry Co. all they say they are, or is

> NationDry better?

> My nwly purchased house is a little over 20 years old.

> One corner probably has a spring intruding into the basement;

> other corner and wall may be rain or spring swelling. All the water

> is coming in on the front, basement wall; however there is an addition

> built out over the front, which has drains in the floor. The addition

> is an

> enclosed porch - full length of front of house, that has no basement.

> Would extending the basement (tunnel under the concrete floor of the

> porch) be a good idea? The porch floor is dry.

> My nwly purchased house is a little over 20 years old.

This was in the sellers disclosure and you were aware of it?

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