Originally posted by 96RedSE5Sp:
Pesonally, I think the whole hysteria about mold is a bunch of BS. While it is annoying and can be destructive, I wouldn't worry about it too much.
You couldn't be more wrong. I've had personal experience with this. Depending on what kind of mold it is, it can get into your lungs and make you very ill and even kill you. You dont even have to go into the basement, because it will get into the rest of the house if not taken care of. Its not something to mess around with and needs to be taken care of asap. Start calling around to local exterminaters. They should be able to point you in the right direction.
As far as fixing the basement, there are other ways to stop the water in addition to grading and sealing. There is a method of digging a trench around the perimeter of the basement. A perforated pipe is burried in it and trench is filled back in. The was runs down through the foundation, into the pipe and is pumped out. I don't know what the name for this is, but its bullet proof for stopping the leak.
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