Farm house basement

[Dublin ohio]

Get gutters, have downspouts attached to a drain that outlets away from the house, install sump pump and dehumidifier.

Make sure the grade slopes away from the foundation

 

[Tom D]

It's called dry lock. You paint the walls with it, don't have to go that high up. It does work. Also look at corners and the edges. That the least resistance area for water where the cracks are.

I'm sure we have urban houses built here over old creeks and swampy areas. Only drylock and/or a dehumidifyer will take stop the moister. Then you have more dry or wet years.

 

[OV79]

I just signed the purchase agreement.

 

[Zoe]

I just signed the purchase agreement.

Get an inspection. Sump pump could work. Dehumidifier as someone mentioned could work. Someone mentioned sealing the outer blocks.

I told you had a person that was a dear friend and she started having problems after they bought the house. It cost her thousands of dollars to go around the basement area and install drains and all kinds of things to fix it. She is County recorder now and long ago sold that house. She was no dummy to real estate. I didn't do her appraisal and would not have. But it cost her tons of money on a very expensive house. I think she had a home inspection before she bought it.

I don't know how that worked out on who had to pay for the repairs.

They had to dig down with like a backhoe around most of the exterior walls around the below grade area on her house,,,,,,,,,,,

and put gravel and sheathing all around the basement walls and put in like french drains and then fill it all back in. It was a very expensive project. They fixed it though.

 

[cedricw422]

Get an inspection. Sump pump could work. Dehumidifier as someone mentioned could work. Someone mentioned sealing the outer blocks.

I told you had a person that was a dear friend and she started having problems after they bought the house. It cost her thousands of dollars to go around the basement area and install drains and all kinds of things to fix it. She is County recorder now and long ago sold that house. She was no dummy to real estate. I didn't do her appraisal and would not have. But it cost her tons of money on a very expensive house. I think she had a home inspection before she bought it.

I don't know how that worked out on who had to pay for the repairs.

They had to dig down with like a backhoe around most of the exterior walls around the below grade area on her house,,,,,,,,,,,

and put gravel and sheathing all around the basement walls and put in like french drains and then fill it all back in. It was a very expensive project. They fixed it though.

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Thank you

Thanks for sharing that, Zoe. That kind of repair sounds really intense and expensive.
I'm just starting the process myself, we just signed a purchase agreement on a place that has a basement, and now I’m thinking hard about what to look out for during the inspection.

It’s not super wet down there, but there’s a slight musty smell, so I’m wondering if that’s an early sign of trouble. I’ll definitely ask the inspector to take a close look at the drainage and foundation.

Do you think it’s worth getting a second opinion if the first inspection doesn’t mention anything major about the basement? Just trying to avoid any surprises down the road.

 

[Tom D]

The only way you really see the problem is on a very long rainy day. I have a basement where dehumidifier pulls out 2 gallons a water a day some days. My neighborhood is close to the river and at one time 1 think is could have been swampy land. I know that there were several creeks near me. The dehumidifier solved that dampness issue. We had a lot of rain last year, some basements that were always dry had some water on the floor. We also have summers here with 90% humidity. It could be the air, the walls, and even from the concrete floor. If it has been raining, you will see something. If you see nothing, then its just dampness coming from where I know not. Buy a good dehumidifier and just keep it constant running.