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As someone who battled water in basement in the last few years: 1. Make sure your house is not at the bottom of a hill or swamp or whatever. French drain will
by aynyc 2y ago
As someone who battled water in basement in the last few years:
1. Make sure your house is not at the bottom of a hill or swamp or whatever. French drain will not stop surface run off from uphill. You need to divert that from the top. Which is almost impossible since it's most likely someone else's land.
2. Make sure your gutter is cleaned and properly installed. And Make sure your gutters drain into a solid PVC pipe and channel that solid pipe away from your house at a pitch as far as you possible can. Most likely to the street, but that kinda mess with downhill and town drainage.
3. Have sump pump(s) in your basement and make sure they work and have back up power.
4. If your yard has flooding issue, then try french drain and/or dry wells. I found dry well work better on flat ground.
Just a side note, most french drains will fail at some point depending your soil and installer.
- morkalork 2y agoWhat about humidity? I have no actual water seeping in anywhere but the endless humidity destroying my flooring.
- aynyc 2y agoDo you have crawl space or basement? If you have crawl space, then you should encapsulate it. - Increase airflow in your basement or crawl space. Add a pest proof window that you can open and close. Or operate a fan based on humidity or temp, similar to a gable/attic fan. - Add a properly sized dehumidifier that pump water out of your house to keep the humidity low. - Keep plants away from your house if your house is swamped by plants. Plants hold ton of moisture and it's great for your air, but terrible at humidity.
- throw0101d 2y ago> What about humidity? I have no actual water seeping in anywhere but the endless humidity destroying my flooring. Whole-house dehumidifiers. One popular brand in the US: * https://www.santa-fe-products.com https://www.santa-fe-products.com Search Youtube (and generally) for the topic and you'll get a bunch of building science stuff on the topic. Just because your thermostat says the temperature is fine (and so does not run AC or heating) does not necessarily mean your internal environment is (totally) "fine". Perhaps, to start with, buy a (few) humidity metre (hygrometer) and see what various rooms / floors are in your house: * https://www.amazon.com/ThermoPro-TP50-Digital-Thermometer-Temperature/dp/B01H1R0K68/ https://www.amazon.com/ThermoPro-TP50-Digital-Thermometer-Te... Ideally they should be 50±5% (though ±10% can be fine).
- ouesh_ 2y ago[dead]