Finishing a Basement?

[Darkthrone]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

+1, we had leaks and had to put a french drain in the concrete floor along all along the walls, cost me $10,000! But, no leaks, sump pumps in 2 corners, new window wells, and most importantly, piece of mind! My HT is in the basement as well, and it is nice because I do not have to deal with much light and I ran the wiring before the drywall went up.

By the way, I do not know about your area crackinhedz, but if I were you, I would also invest in a radon test. They are cheap and you can get them from Home Depot. Our area is known for it, but luckily the test results came back low, but safe.

+1 to that...i had a leak in my basement...put in a sump pump, and re-did the landscaping
it would be a nightmare to finish your basement and have water come in and ruin a bunch of stuff

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Darkthrone

+1 to that...i had a leak in my basement...put in a sump pump, and re-did the landscaping
it would be a nightmare to finish your basement and have water come in and ruin a bunch of stuff

I've price water-proofing, and it's not in the cards for our home (compared to other alternatives which I've posted about elsewhere) We also live in an area where sump-pumps are prohibited.

[Hammie]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I've price water-proofing, and it's not in the cards for our home (compared to other alternatives which I've posted about elsewhere) We also live in an area where sump-pumps are prohibited.

We spent almost $10K water proofing our basement around 10 years ago. We got french drains, sump pump, and a skim coat over our field stone foundation on our 1910 home.

We had major seepage coming through the cracks of the stones. Thought originally it was a leaking water heater.