The water table is very close to the surface in our neck of the woods so damp basements are common. Our inspector advised us to "get the water away from the house" by getting new gutters, regrading the property, repointing the foundation, and removing the tree from the front yard (its wide-spread root system was pushing into the foundation).
While we were meeting with contractors and getting estimates we spent a couple of days (what we thought would take a couple of hours) using bleach to remove a ton of mold from the basement walls and we purchased a dehumidifier. The machine drips into a large container so that it can run constantly without shutting off to be emptied. Because our house is small a quiet machine was important to us. We researched and chose a Soleus Air CFM-40 40-Pint Dehumidifier with Humidistat. Weve been happy with it so far. We got ours from NewEgg (http://tinyurl.com/5lrydy).
The first *big* step weve taken is the removal of the tree. Check it out:
While we were meeting with contractors and getting estimates we spent a couple of days (what we thought would take a couple of hours) using bleach to remove a ton of mold from the basement walls and we purchased a dehumidifier. The machine drips into a large container so that it can run constantly without shutting off to be emptied. Because our house is small a quiet machine was important to us. We researched and chose a Soleus Air CFM-40 40-Pint Dehumidifier with Humidistat. Weve been happy with it so far. We got ours from NewEgg (http://tinyurl.com/5lrydy).
The first *big* step weve taken is the removal of the tree. Check it out:
So long old buddy
Just how old was he?
Life after the tree...
Let us pay homage: Thanks, old tree, for your years of cooling shade, for your years of hospitality to dozens of birdy families, and for your years of standing guard of our little house...
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