As Ed said, add a moisture barrier. A polyethylene vapor barrier covering the ground in the crawl space/dirt floor basement can keep moisture in the ground from coming up into the space. Lay protective plastic with a 6 - 1 foot overlap on each edge. Protective plastic also should...
Vapor barriers: Installing vapor barriers on the interior walls can help prevent moisture from entering the basement. They create a barrier that prevents water vapor from seeping through the walls. Crack sealing: Cracks in the basement walls or floor can provide an entry point for water. Sealing ...
A mold or musty odor in your basement usually means you have mold in your basement. Mold has been an epidemic with wet basements and damp crawl spaces since the beginning of modern home construction. It accumulates on anything organic in a basement, including wood, carpeting, paneling, drywall...
responds: Dropping the level of a basement slab to gain headroom isn’t done very often—I’ve been asked to do it only a few times. If you catch the problem before the first-floor deck is framed, it’s much easier just to add a layer or two of mudsills. That said, dropping the...
Steve and his crew started framing the walls by first marking the layout on the floor with a chalk line. All the pressure-treated bottom plates were at least 1″ off the wall, sometimes more depending on if the wall was slanting inward. ...
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It comes as 2 foot by 2-foot square tile, and goes down first, before the finished floor. This creates a raised moisture barrier between the cold, damp concrete and to protect, insulate and cushion your finished floors. One of the challenges of installing a basement floor is that concrete...
Basement Wall Insulation Using Rigid Foam Board Best practice for basement wall insulation [best insulating and vapor barrier system] is closed-cell foam, the second-best is using foam board, especially if you're trying to save money. Using a rigid foam
You REALLY need to the 1″ to create a vapor barrier. This all needs to be sealed well. Good luck. Reply Tom P says: July 19, 2014 at 10:35 am Hi Todd Due to low ceilings, I was going to use 3/4″ XPS foam on the floor. I used 1 1/2″ on the walls – I know it’...
back. The basement has good ventilation and we intend on putting radiant heat in the floor. The basement is used year-round and is kept very warm in the winter. If I treat the efflorescence once again and dry out the walls, can I put up the vapor barrier, then 2x4 walls with ...