Re: Re: what's the best drainage system for a basement? is it...

[Guest guest]

Absolutely LOVE it! Very impressive and keeps the basement nice and dry.

what do you think of the sanidry?

thanks.

[Guest guest]

We had a stuctual engineer (friend of a good friend) come out to check our

home.He went from attic to basement and said all looked good. The house

was built in 1968 by a very good local builder. One family lived in it for a

year and then my mother bought it in '69. We moved in in '94. Before town

water she only one water problem that was cleaned immediately. Since then we

have had no other problems. Our area has a high water table so the water

comes up from below ground not from above. We did not have any covering put

on the walls and only one wall was painted years ago with DryLock paint.

The others have had no white powdery stuff since. And yes a dehumidifer was

installed. Humidity is always under 40%. Our down spouts are connected to

the long black tubes that extend at least 6 ft. from the house. Front of the

yard is flat then slopes down the back. When I first got so sick from my

school I used to have horrible nightmares about mold growing in my closets,

attic, and water in my basement. I don't suffer with the nightmares anymore

but we monitor everything very closely. I drive everyone in my family

crazy but they are pretty understanding. I make them wipe the shower down each

and every time!!! I used to hate to even do the laundry and even had our

ice maker removed!! One less thing to worry about!!! I still check the water

heater EVERY morning I get up just to make sure it's okay. I worry about

everything but I'm safe and well in my home and want to stay that way!!

Sue,

If I am correct, the system you have digs a trench around the perimeter,

with the water draining to a sump.

[Guest guest]

Yes, a drain was dug around the basement floor. They covered EVERYTHING

with plastic and used fans to suck air outside. The drains are covered with

cement and no odor at all. Basement is clean but probably could be better. I

try to use a large push type duster on the floor but it really isn't bad

at all. Sump pump is sealed and we have had it checked each year. Our

plumber (who I trust with my life) said the pump is excellent and has a similar

system in his basement. Most new homes built in our area have the drainage

systems installed when they are built.

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Sue, but no perimeter was dug around the basement floor? Usually, perhaps

not always, then there is a drain around edge but just beneath basement

floor that has a trench in it and water goes through that into sump and then

is pumped out. I think was asking you that, do you have a drain around

basement floor. It would be hidden beneath floor. You would have only seen

it when they were installing it.