What solution is best to seal basement
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04-10-04, 09:54 AM
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What solution is best to seal basement
My basement gets damp during havy rain fall and snow storms. I say damp because it never gets wet to the point that there's standing water. The bottom portions of the wall get wet and the water seems to seep through the wall. When that happens we then start to get mildew beacuse of the dampness and the dark.
Anyway I looked at a few of the solutions and wanted to know which one is best.
1. Dig around the perimeter of the house and seal from the outside basement walls.
2. A pressure relase system. Dirlling holes in the walls to allow the water in a french drain type of system.
3. French Drain.
Number one sounds very expensive but probably the most effective. What does everyone else think?
Anyway I looked at a few of the solutions and wanted to know which one is best.
1. Dig around the perimeter of the house and seal from the outside basement walls.
2. A pressure relase system. Dirlling holes in the walls to allow the water in a french drain type of system.
3. French Drain.
Number one sounds very expensive but probably the most effective. What does everyone else think?
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04-10-04, 12:56 PM
Have you did everything you can to help on the out side.Good gutters down spouts away from the home. Ground slope away from the home????????
#1 How deep are you?? If you put drain tile in where would it go to get the water away from the home. If you cant run the tile away from the home dont think it will work
#2 a mess but works around to a sump pump pit in the floor.
Cut the floor all around the footing. Put in drain tile to a sump pump pit. Cement floor back in .
Do all you can on the outside first.
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#1 How deep are you?? If you put drain tile in where would it go to get the water away from the home. If you cant run the tile away from the home dont think it will work
#2 a mess but works around to a sump pump pit in the floor.
Cut the floor all around the footing. Put in drain tile to a sump pump pit. Cement floor back in .
Do all you can on the outside first.
ED
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04-10-04, 04:43 PM
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My outside gutters are working and all run away from the house. I did not create a ground slope. I'm new to this and learning as I go.
Can you tell me a little more on the ground slope. What do I use?
Can you tell me a little more on the ground slope. What do I use?
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04-10-04, 05:15 PM
Hey we all have to start some where some time.So just ask what you need here some one can help you.
The slope would be like if I dumped a bucket of water right there by the ground and basement wall would it run away from the basement wall for say 10' or more. Do the down spouts say go into a pipe in the ground that gets the water away from the home 10' or more . The slope would just be more dirt around the home so all water ran away from the home not to it.That why I say its best to start out side and see what you can do. Then go inside
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The slope would be like if I dumped a bucket of water right there by the ground and basement wall would it run away from the basement wall for say 10' or more. Do the down spouts say go into a pipe in the ground that gets the water away from the home 10' or more . The slope would just be more dirt around the home so all water ran away from the home not to it.That why I say its best to start out side and see what you can do. Then go inside
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