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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: Vic99 on June 03, 2018, 09:15:35 AM
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The concrete floor of my 1920 build house's basement gets large wet spots, 4 ft x 4 ft for example in about 15-20% of the floor. It doesn't actually ever puddle. I get mold of some of the stuff stored there. The dampness seems to get larger a few days after rain, but I'm not entirely sure about that. I imagine that the water from rain slowly flows underground and wicks through to the floor.
I do not have gutters on my house.
Do you imagine gutters would help? French drain? Machine to collect humidity?
Goal would be to keep everyone from getting sick - I have not traced illness to this, though - and to be able to store stuff there, mold free.
Thanks.
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Is it a humidity so bad it's pooling issue? Or water coming into the house issue? Or both?
I'm dealing with basement humidity now as well. I got a humidistat at the hardware store for like $20 and it shows what % humidity the basement is. From what I've read, 40 to 50% is supposed to be optimal. I'm 53% up to 60% at times, so am looking for a used dehumidifier on Craigslist.