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  1. MidwestMindHome

    Need to widen a vent hole in basement / foundation wall.

    Friend of mine just got a new place and the original dryer vent hole was cut to an unconventional size. Instead of 4" x 4" it's about 3.25" x 4", as seen here: We're not going to try a concrete hole saw, since it might travel too much and probably won't, at best, produce a clean whole. At...
  2. T

    Leaky basement & Foundation

    I’m seeking some assistance on next steps for what I should do. Bit of a back story below, so there is a full picture of the issue. Thank you in advance for the help!! Home was built in the early 1900’s and due to all this rain, I have noticed a bit of water getting into my basement and onto...
  3. B

    Why were the wall bottom plates placed on gravel and dirt?

    Hello there. We recently found mold and decayed wood in our finished basement, and after taking off some walls, learned that the wall bottom plates were not placed on the concrete slab. Rather, there appear to be some trenches, and the bottom plates were placed directly on top of the gravel and...
  4. S

    Sewer drain replacement

    I had an issue with my basement sewer piping under my slab basement and now I'm replacing part of it... as I am familiar, anything buried needs to be 4" SCH40-PVC or ABS. The down-drain leading from a bathroom to the 4" pipe is 3" cast iron pipe. Currently, the 3" cast iron meets a Fernco...
  5. O

    Basement rim joist / sil plate water - windows? patio?

    Two story colonial (built 2007; patio put in around 2009); when it rains fairly hard, I see a few small trails of water running down the basement wall from under the rim joist, above the sill plate (assuming I have my terminology correct here). I can tell (from the discoloration on the wood in...
  6. K

    Basement French Drain - Filter fabric needed?

    We are in the process of building our house and just had the basement walls set (Superior Walls (Pre-cast)), with the perimeter/French drain installed on the outside of the walls that has corrugated perforated pipe wrapped with a filter sock that daylights below the house. I would like to...
  7. B

    Concrete resurfacing

    Hi, I am planning to resurfacie concrete basement floor using NewCrete resurfacer. I want a smooth surface, no broom finish. I want to coat the resurfacer with one part water based epoxy/acrylic paint (Behr 90201). Can I add the paint instead of water (a part of water) used to mix the resurfacer...
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