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mrawas
montreal
(Canada)
March 16, 2008
9:06 AM Post #4670067
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Hi Everyone,
Our house was completed in the summer of 2006. The basement is partially finished and I noticed some moisture in the corners of the exterior facing walls on the concrete slap. No particular pattern and not any water, just moisture! I opened up the gyproc and found a moisture barrier followed by insulation. When I removed the insulation I found that the back of the insulation was very damp and the foundation wall itself was very cold and damp.
THe builder claims it is normal in a new construction. I would like to finish my basement ,but before I do so I want to make sure there are no issues. Any advice would be appreciated.
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ecrane3
Dublin, CA
(Zone 9a)
March 16, 2008
11:25 AM Post #4670444
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I'd have a home inspector come out and take a look--I think that both moisture barriers and insulation can be installed backwards and if they are it'll cause problems like that. Or it may be normal and you'll need to have the basement waterproofed to get rid of it. I remember at my parents' old house they used to get some moisture in the basement from time to time (not flooding, just moisture seeping in as you're seeing) and when they finished the basement the first step was to have it waterproofed since once you put up drywall, etc you don't want moisture coming in (before the basement was finished, the walls were just cement blocks where moisture doesn't matter) |
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