I have an older home which has a what they used to call a coal cellar under my porch. It is closed off from the rest of the cellar with a wall and a door. Recently we had a bad rain and I got an inch of rain in this room. We shop vacuumed it up but now there is a musty smell and hope you can give me some idea how to get rid of this odor. We never have water in the cellar but because we had a new water line put in....and the plumber hadn"t yet cemented around the pipe........before the rain came. The floor is cement and there is one window to the outside. Thanks Carole

Hi! I've always been pretty handy with powertools but I'm a new home owner, therefore I'm new at this. I have water seeping into my poured concrete basement from all four walls. Not much water but enough to make it just kind of damp and cause alot of mold growth. (Actually it hasn't really rained since I moved in, so I don't know who much water I get). Anyway, it seems to seep in mostly from the large horizontal crack in the North wall and from the rotting window sills. The crack has been prviously patched (poorly) when I removed the loose patching material (a very sponge kind of foam) I realized that it is a pretty big crack. Question #1 What is the most effective way for a doityourselfer to patch a large crack in the foundation. Question #2 Do I have to get to the crack from the outside (because that's imposible, due to the porch) Question #3 I want to replace the existiong windows with glass block. Do I need a wooden sill around the block or can I mortar them straight to the foundation? If I can do I want to? Is this too much for someone who's never done this before? Sorry this is so long! Please help.