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Keep Your Basement Dry With a Curtain Drain Keep Your Basement Dry With a Curtain Drain

If your house is under assult from groundwater, make perforated pipe your first line of defense by Eric Nelson

An Energy-Smart Foundation in Two DaysOnline Membership Required

A compacted gravel footing is the only prep work required, and you don't have to wait for the weather

Energy Efficient From the Ground Up

One builder's plan yields Vermont's most energy-efficient house by Al Rossetto

Q & A: Problems after sealing a crawlspace

by Larry Janesky

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Keeping a Basement Dry

Waterproofing the foundation walls is only the first step; you also need a system of drains around the foundation that silt won't render useless by Larry Janesky

Q & A: Moisture in a concrete-block crawlspace

by Fred Lugano

Sealing a drain penetration in a foundation wall
Tip: Sealing a drain penetration in a foundation wall

by Mike Guertin

Q & A: Moisture in a walk-out basement

by Joseph T. Ponessa

Q & A: Retrofitting a vapor barrier

by Daniel Milton Hill

Q & A: Wet-wall woes

by R. Trevor Hilliard, Jr.

A Slab-On-Grade Foundation for Cold ClimatesOnline Membership Required

Proper drainage (lots of gravel) is the key by George Nash

Insulating a floor
Tip: Insulating a floor

by Doug Jackson

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