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"French Drain" French drains do get clogged up after a few years.
"I moved all of the gutters away from my house... 10 ft." You mean the extension outlet pipes for the gutters, don't you?
The basement has a french drain and a perimeter drain. Since I have moved all of the outlet pipes out farther my basement has been very dry. That should prolong the french drains effectiveness. All of my outlet pipes are buried in the landscaping and empty just past the bed. The beds insure water stays 5 feet away from the house and forces water to run away from the house.
Everyone can debate back and forth but the bottom line is mold is a problem. Whether you want to ignore the health effects or not it hurts your resale value. Some people will refuse to purchase your house or require that the problem is fixed. When I first moved into my house and the basement was damp I had terrible allergies because the central air was sucking air from the basement and first floor and pumping it upstairs...even with a nice filter. Now that the problem is fixed and the dehumidifier/filter is running my allergies are fine. (before I moved into this house I really had no allergies)
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