Seal crawl space, french drain
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Seal crawl space, french drain
House I'm buying has a partial crawl space and partial basement (2 large openings between the two in the basement). House is at bottom of a hill and its damp outside due to this and there is a mold-mildew smell coming from basement. I'm sure most of the smell is from the crawl so I wanted to seal it off with a heavy gauge plastic. Before doing so I wanted to install a french drain. Bids from companies were upwards of 10,000 has anyone done something similar and had good results ?
Also I hear to insulate walls with foam board and not to do between joists and truth ? Thanks
Also I hear to insulate walls with foam board and not to do between joists and truth ? Thanks
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I'm sure most of the smell is from the crawl so I wanted to seal it off with a heavy gauge plastic.