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It's expensive but the A/C system will also pull water out, and circulate air throughout the house.
On dry days leave a few second floor windows cracked. You can adjust vents so the maximum flow is placed where it's needed. This negates de-humidifiers somewhat.
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Cut drywall at 4 feet just to be safe. Installation of drywall is at 4' anyway, makes taping and at chest which is much easier.
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Carpet is history. Way to heavy to roll up and carry out.
Take a razor knife and cut it into 2foot squares. Just stack them up and carry them out. Been there, done that. Gary Last edited by gchappel; 07-01-2015 at 09:12 AM.. Reason: Spelling |
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My basement got soggy about 3 weeks ago, and again 1 week ago. Nor FLOODED, just wet carpet.
Just water weeping in through the 87-year old concrete, and a little bit of water through the garden-level windows. I put box fans on it until the carpet was dry to the touch, and hit it with a Bissel wet-vac carpet cleaner. So, after a week you can see that "dry to the touch" simply does not do it. The cheapo MDF baseboards were still sopping wet, and came apart in my hands, and you can see the mold everywhere. So, like everyone else my advice is DO IT NOW AND DO IT FAST and overdo it; don't try any tricks, because it just won't work.      
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You can also buy a Mold Test Kit at HD if you want to.
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Carpet should NEVER be installed in a basement IMHO. Bad idea. Basement walls should ideally be built atop 4"-6" concrete curbs (I'm doing mine on one course of CMU (8" high) with stud wall on top, perimeter walls are stone so no worries there). Terminate the gyp just below the top of the CMU. You can cover the remaining 7" or so with vinyl or tile bases.
Anyone who lays the sill directly on the basement slab and expects to build the wood stud wall up from there is being lazy, cheap and / or just isn't thinking ahead. Even in a dry basement (my place is on a hill so no chance of flooding) basements get wet - pipes can burst, HW heaters can go, drain fittings can start leaking, you name it. Build to keep water out of the wood stud walls and don't EVER use carpet. Tile is a good choice, even hardwood can be fine. Carpet? You're asking for it. Good luck. Last edited by Porsche-O-Phile; 07-01-2015 at 06:47 PM.. |
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