Aloha,

You should check out www.radonseal.com to see what they have for this problem.

Greg

Quoting Georgia Rivera <georgia@stonebuff.com>:

> It isn't at the bottom of a hill. Actually on top of the hill.  It is really
> the two walls that are under 8 feet and then the other walls go towards the
> walk-out.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Dr Fred <fhueston@stoneandtilepros.com>wrote:
>
>> I agree french drains are the way to go. the idea is take the water and
>> runoff away from the house. If the house is at the bottom of a hill water
>> will run down and into the basement. You need to divert the water away
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Lagana Tile <glagana@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  I had a similar problem in my own home.  I installed a French drain
>>> around my house and one down the middle of my yard deep enough to catch the
>>> water before it had a chance to hit the footings. I have not had a problem
>>> since.
>>>
>>>
>>>  ------------------------------
>>>
>>> *From:* rivera.gm@gmail.com [mailto:rivera.gm@gmail.com] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Georgia
>>> Rivera
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:44 PM
>>> *To:* Restoration and Maintenance
>>> *Subject:* [sccpartners] Concrete Question
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi everybody!  I hope every one is doing well.  I wanted to pick your
>>> brains if I may.
>>>
>>> I have a customer who has a water issue.  They have a basement and have
>>> twice had contractors to water proof it from the outside of the house (this
>>> is what they tell me). Then another contractor went in and installed a sump
>>> pump.  Then another went in and used a black sealer paint and then painted
>>> white on top of that.  But the concrete block walls are still very
>>>  moist and
>>> have some efflorescence and the floor is really bad especially
>>> when it rains
>>> and the sump pump doesn't seem to be able to keep up with all the moisture.
>>> They also have a dehumidifier.
>>>
>>> Would it make sense to make a canal type of situation around the expansion
>>> joints and maybe make weep holes around the floor?
>>>
>>> I was thinking that they could use one of those basement systems but have
>>> heard that molds and mildew can still grow behind the walls.  Is there
>>> anybody in here who can offer some advice for this customer?  He used about
>>> 2 gallons of bleach (nearly choking to death from the fumes) to treat the
>>> mildew and molds.  This is a house that is a year old and they want to use
>>> this basement are as a wine cellar but want to make sure there isn't a
>>> constant moisture issue or mold and mildew issue.
>>>
>>> Thanks all!
>>>
>>> Georgia Rivera
>>> Stone Buff
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