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I am living here in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and thinking about buying an apartment.I looked at one yesterday and it was great except a common problem here: a damp moldy smelling basement.Add to that the basement space is the bedroom.It is a little damp feeling and I am wondering the best solution to this problem.As you know our foundations are resting on long wooden poles driven into the ground and I am also about 100 yards from the Amstel river.They impregnate walls here with a chemical.Is this effective? Maybe a heavy duty dehumidifier? I await your always great answers.I am enclosing the address for a web page with a drawing of the impregnation process.Sorry about the langauge difference. http://www.prevent-vochtwering.nl/preven~1.htm then click on “bestruijding öptrekkende vocht” Thanks, Dan
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Hello,
I am living here in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and thinking about buying an apartment.I looked at one yesterday and it was great except a common problem here: a damp moldy smelling basement.Add to that the basement space is the bedroom.It is a little damp feeling and I am wondering the best solution to this problem.As you know our foundations are resting on long wooden poles driven into the ground and I am also about 100 yards from the Amstel river.They impregnate walls here with a chemical.Is this effective? Maybe a heavy duty dehumidifier? I await your always great answers.I am enclosing the address for a web page with a drawing of the impregnation process.Sorry about the langauge difference. http://www.prevent-vochtwering.nl/preven~1.htm then click on "bestruijding öptrekkende vocht" Thanks, Dan