jessesandy
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I need to better seal my house from moisture that is causing mold on the walls inside the house.
Here's some pictures. I'm thinking you folks will know the answers before I know what the questions are !
I'm just getting a grasp of what I have, next is what can/should/must be done.
I've dug a trench around the house.
Unlike modern walls, the stucco is joined right to the foundation (?)
The line is floor level in the house.
Looking inside the walls (from the inside of the house), it looks the walls have no sheathing. Just tar paper, chicken wire (I assume) and the stucco is spread against the tar paper (!)
This was common for the time (I guess). Is there a common upgrade done to houses built this way ?
Is this type of wall meant to have dirt against the stucco. The stucco varies from a few inches to a foot below floor level. Does the grade need to be below the lowest point ? Should the stucco be cut off at a certain level below the floor and the excess chipped away.
In some places, the stucco has broken away from the foundation leaving a direct path inside the house.
French drain ?
Pour concrete "gutter" all around foundation ?
Liquid rubber sealant ?
All or none of the above ?
:beer::beer::beer::beer:
Here's some pictures. I'm thinking you folks will know the answers before I know what the questions are !
I'm just getting a grasp of what I have, next is what can/should/must be done.
I've dug a trench around the house.
Unlike modern walls, the stucco is joined right to the foundation (?)
The line is floor level in the house.
Looking inside the walls (from the inside of the house), it looks the walls have no sheathing. Just tar paper, chicken wire (I assume) and the stucco is spread against the tar paper (!)
This was common for the time (I guess). Is there a common upgrade done to houses built this way ?
Is this type of wall meant to have dirt against the stucco. The stucco varies from a few inches to a foot below floor level. Does the grade need to be below the lowest point ? Should the stucco be cut off at a certain level below the floor and the excess chipped away.
In some places, the stucco has broken away from the foundation leaving a direct path inside the house.
French drain ?
Pour concrete "gutter" all around foundation ?
Liquid rubber sealant ?
All or none of the above ?
:beer::beer::beer::beer: