We had a similar problem in my old house and they took care of it by
cutting a trench through the concrete alnong the inside walls and then
filling the chanels with gravel. Seemed to do the trick.
Baird

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> it again. My first guess was a French drain too but I was afraid to offend
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> [mailto:rivera.gm@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Georgia Rivera
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> house is at the bottom of a hill water will run down and into the basement. You
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> the water before it had a chance to hit the footings. I have not had a problem
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> From: rivera.gm <http://rivera.gm/>@gmail.com <http://gmail.com/> [mailto:rivera.gm@gmail.com] On
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:44 PM
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> 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
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> joints and maybe make weep holes around the floor?
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> 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.
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