Drainage / Discussions

...drainage? Before putting the moisture barrier down. Thank u A lot of crawl space floors will have gravel on them, but the intent is not really drainage, its just as a surface to walk on that is easily leveled I would suggest. Gravel for drainage is used around the exterior of foudations to allow solid structure but to ...

We have significant water issues, and would like to 'get rid of' our basement. We wondered about 'backfilling' our basement, raising the house to second story height, and building a new ground floor on a slab on grade foundation, so to speak. We live in a high ranch, with the front door cut into the existing foundation...

I bought my house about a year ago and I recently took out 4 of the exisiting basement walls. 3 of which where exterior and 1 was just dividing the finished area and utilites. I found mold behind the wood paneling, sheetrock, 2x4 wood studs, and fiberglass insulation. The old walls were just about touching the block wa...

...drainage issues you are talking about, so a possible alternative would be to install a raft slab, which is a slab on grade that distributes the weight evenly over the entire surface of a house, so there is no footing. You can read more about that here – How to build on problem soils – sites with poor soil quality and h...

...drainage as well. To do the outside I would propose that you install a dimple drainage matt, along with a weeping tile drained to daylight if you can, and rigid insulation, rockwool or EPS . If you are doing the exterior then you can follow the procedures for exterior insulation here in page about the best way to insul...

I'm installing basement drain system and the contractor wants to install vents through the concrete floor at the wall junction to drain moisture condensate from basement walls through the floor to the drain tiles. He claims this prevents mold from forming behind finished walls.  Does this work or is it only a path for ...

...drainage and other storm water protection may solve the problem so definitely start with that and see if it solves the problem.  Some of these features you may already have in place, but here is a short list anyway: Slope the ground away from the foundation Direct storm water towards a drainage ditch or a drywell with...