To all Great comments, I agree the water must be moved away from the house, the owner may need a contractor to come in a put a new grade on the yard moving the water away from the house. If the sump pump is not keeping up then they may have too small of pump and will need a pump that can handle more water. I think to combination of re-grading the yard around the house and t a bigger sump pump will probably solve the problem. It appears the footer drains are working there is just too much water. Once the water is stopped then they can address the cleaning of the mold and mildew in the house using various kinds of mold and mildew cleaners and seals. John E. Freitag President/Director The Stone and Tile School Office 407-567-7652 Cell 407-615-0134 jfreitag@thestoneandtileschool.com www.thestoneandtileschool.com -----Original Message----- From: Baird Standish [mailto:bairdstandish@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:12 AM To: Restoration and Maintenance Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Concrete Question 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 On Thursday, July 2, 2009, <anthony@777-7797.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just make a pool in the basement with a waterfall that allows > for the extra water to get propelled outside. You’ll never have to fill > it again. My first guess was a French drain too but I was afraid to offend > anyone, All you guys are English, Oh you Americans!!! > > > > > > > > Anthony Masecchia > > Master Stone Consultant > Marble Maestro > T. 514.777.7797 > F. 514.904.1815 > E. anthony@777-7797.com > > W. www.777-7797.com > > > > Active President of BNI Westmount > > www.bniwestmount.com > > > > > > > > > > From: rivera.gm@gmail.com > [mailto:rivera.gm@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Georgia Rivera > Sent: July-02-09 6:45 PM > To: Restoration and Maintenance > Subject: RE: [sccpartners] Concrete Question > > > > > > 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 <http://rivera.gm/>@gmail.com <http://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 > > > > > > > > Powered by http://DiscussThis.com <http://www.discussthis.com/> > Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your > subscription preferences <http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com> > Start a new > conversation (thread) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Powered by http://DiscussThis.com <http://www.discussthis.com/> > Visit list archives, subscribe, unsubscribe or change your > subscription preferences <http://www.discussthis.com/members/sccpartners@stoneandtilepros.com> > Start a new > conversation (thread) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Frederick M. 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