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   appletlarson | Feb 02, 2006 08:19am | #1

   cant keep moisture out, you have to deal with it. Keep framing off the walls, skip the vapor barrier, and use DRI CORE subfloring to keep the moisture out of your flooring materials.

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   davejitsu | Feb 03, 2006 03:29am | #5

   Thanks for your help, This is a humidty problem.  I am wondering about a whole house dehumidifier. Anyway thanks

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   GJR | Feb 02, 2006 02:30pm | #2

   Is there ever water in the basement?   or is it just high levels of moisture?

   "Don't take life too seriously, you are not getting out of it alive"
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   davejitsu | Feb 03, 2006 03:31am | #6

   Moisture lots of it.

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   rjw | Feb 02, 2006 03:25pm | #3

   Are you sure it's a water table problem? Exterior water controls are the biggest culprit o9f moisture in a basement.

   I'd be reluctant to do a basement reno on a basement with moiture problems - high chance of ongoing complaints and call backs.....

   Unless thew client is will to pay for boat-tight construction detailing....

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   loucarabasi | Feb 03, 2006 04:10am | #9

   Make sure your contract is drawn by a lawyer. I know we need to make $ just cover your ##s

   LMC

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   BillHartmann | Feb 02, 2006 05:19pm | #4

   You say that the water level is LOW so that means that moisture coming through the walls is not a problem?

   You can't keep moisture "out". It is EVERYWHERE, it is EVERYWHERE (was that a Flip Wilson bit?).

   The air is full of moisture. What happens is that the basement is relatively cool and thus the relative humidity increases.

   Without either increasing the tempature or removing humidity (dehumidifier) then the only control that you have is to keep the mosit air away from cooler walls and condensing.

   See Andy Engles article on basments in FHB and the articles at http://www.buildingscience.com

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   davejitsu | Feb 03, 2006 03:32am | #7

   Thanks for your time I am gonna check the article

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   loucarabasi | Feb 03, 2006 04:07am | #8

   Dave, try a product simular to dri core call delta fl. it comes in 5 ft rolls . you roll that down and then place 5/8 t&g subfloor over it. dont use osb or non t&G material. follow delta fl instructions

   Have done about 13 of these

   -Lou

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   davejitsu | Feb 05, 2006 09:03pm | #10

   Thanks I will give it a try.  Definitly a dehumidifier and drylol th walls.  I have heard of a new wood floor product right over concrete.  expensive