New Basement Floor, house not framed yet
We are building a new house with an exposed basement. I had the floors poured a week ago while still warm in December. We have not framed the house up yet, meaning no deck, walls, roof, or HEAT. My...
View ArticleBasement Floor Installation – Do I need a subfloor or can I use underlayment...
Live in Vancouver, BC. I’m in the drywall phase of my basement project and we would like to put down vinyl flooring. My unfinished basement has been ultra dry for the last 8 years as it has great...
View ArticleHow much drywall should I remove around a moldy area?
The previous owner told me that during the last winter when snow melted, water got in the basement through the drywall and he had to wipe dry the floor. Last year we had one of the worst winters on...
View ArticleWhat kinds of contractors deal with basement/foundation flooding/leaks?
Winter is coming to an end. All the snow/ice in my back lawn is thawing. A massive vertical crack has opened in my basement wall (the foundation) and water is hemmoraging in. I tried parging it with...
View ArticleHow to fill soil void along basement wall?
The previous homeowners did not keep up with the downspouts and some erosion occurred. All of the drains to the street are great and I have reconnected the downspouts to the drain pipes; some were...
View ArticleDoes Ductile Iron Rust?
I am in the middle of replacing a drain in the concrete floor of my basement. I’m replacing it because the current drain is terribly rusted, and was quite crooked in terms of not being flush with the...
View ArticlePros and cons of painting cinder block in basement?
I have owned my house for 5 years. The outside wall of the laundry room in the basement is unfinished cinderblock. The cinderblock wall looks a bit unsightly, with dabs of paint, and the rough surface...
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Support Beam Splitting
I bought an older house (1917) that had renovations done in 2009. I was in the basement earlier today with the oil delivery man and I noticed some of the support beams splitting. The inspector never...
View Articlebackwater valve: flap on top vs flap on bottom
I am getting a backwater valve installed in my basement (so the backwater valve should be easily accessible). There seems to be two models recommended by the people I got quotes from, one with the flap...
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3/4 bath plumbing expectations
I’m hoping someone can help me figure out the following. I paid my home builder to plumb a 3/4 bath in the basement. As we got close to closing they finally cleaned up the basement and gave us a tour....
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