Originally posted by Shaggy:
Originally posted by neelnug:
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.
The perimeter drain, did you have it done, do it yourself, or was it already done when you purchased the home? I am contemplating installing a perimeter drain.
Sorry about the threadjack!
As am I. I actually watched one of those Saturday morning shows on PBS where they take letters from viewers, then go out and help fix their problems. They dug a ~2' trensh along the side of this guy's foundation, lined it with plastic, laid down the ~5" PVC pipe with holes in it for drainage, ran it out at a slight down grade to his woods, then covered the pipe back up with rocks.
I've got an Amish basement, where the cement was laid in sections, and it doesn't have the best seal. So I will occasionally get moisture in my unfinished basement. I don't even want to tear the old wood paneling off of that wall to see what is behind it. But I plan on doing a similar drainage technique in the spring, seal up the basement walls, and hopefully finish it.
Mark
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