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- From: tom@oracorp.com (Tom)
- Subject: Re: Another wet basement (a new approach)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.174028.3153@oracorp.com>
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:40:28 GMT
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- tanner@bcsaic.boeing.com (Jim Tanner) writes:
- : In your estimation of effort involved, it will be more difficult to
- : remove the basement floor (concrete) than the exterior fill (dirt),
- : certainly on a per-cubic-yard basis. I presume you will need to rent
- : a concrete saw to cut through the basement floor, then break up the
- : material to be removed with a sledge hammer (or rent an electric
- : jackhammer). There will probably be some rebar or reinforcing mesh
- : embedded in the concrete that you will have to contend with, too.
-
- I had the interior drainage system done because: a) it was guaranteed
- for the life of the house and b) it was MUCH cheaper to do the inside
- than the outside.
-
- : You don't mention the geometry/size of the basement, nor the ground
- : elevation/basement depth around the house, so I can't get a feel for
- : the difficulties involved in an exterior drain, but IMHO I'd install an
- : interior drain _only_ as a last resort, if only because it seriously
- : complicates any future finishing off of the basement (maybe you aren't
- : interested in finishing it off, but the next buyer might be).
-
- Didn't complicate my finishing the basement at all. The drainage system
- was the single best home improvement investment we made on our house, as
- it allowed us and extra floor of living space.
-
- I did hire it done; it did make a create a lot of dust; I would do it
- all over again. If you had a month, it could be a DIY project, but the
- crew finished it in one long day. Labor intensive, not a lot of skill
- involved.
-
- -- Tom
-
- Disclaimer: My opinions are my own.
-