"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
09/05/2015 at 13:38 • Filed to: Houselopnik
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"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
09/05/2015 at 13:38 • Filed to: Houselopnik | 4
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As you can see, we’re onto painting now. Thankfully the previous owner left some paint behind, about 4-5 cans of similar, different colors. Since we’re cheap, we choose two and just mixed it!
We actually stopped at 1pm, because gramps had golf.
This is actually pretty cool, the lip. The drywall and the cement blocks (since its half in the basement) don’t line up, so we put wood planks over it and painted them. Now we have a makeshift shelf.
This is what it looked like before paint and wood planks.
orcim
> zeontestpilot
09/07/2015 at 03:27 |
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Nice. Maybe this doesn’t apply. Ymmv.
Dunno what’s behind that block wall, but recognize that cement transmits moisture unless it’s sealed. Even with positive (waterproofing on the outside not letting any moisture in) protection, it’ll break down., maybe especially at the top if compost/fill/sediment builds over the top of the waterproofing on the outside. Good to treat that cap on top of the wall like a sole plate.
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zeontestpilot
> orcim
09/07/2015 at 07:21 |
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Let’s see, in the top pic, the two visible walls and the one to the right that’s not in the pic, on the other side of the blocks is dirt. The last wall is part of the basement.
I have no idea what measures they took to prevent moisture from entering, but the house was built in the ‘70s and there was no signs of water damage and what not when we started finishing the room this year. For some reason someone torn down the previous insulation and just left it as is. What we’re trying to do is insulate it, drywall it up, fill the holes in the cement blocks to prevent bugs from getting in (special foam insulation) and putting those boards on it to ensure no bugs come in. Right now we’re painting to prevent moisture from coming in (I think, I’m new to this). We’re doing what gramps says to do, since he’s done this before.
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orcim
> zeontestpilot
09/08/2015 at 02:24 |
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Hey - if gramps talks, we listen.
Depending on where you live since some places drain well or don’t get that much water, the only real way to stop any moisture intrusion is on the positive (or water approach) side. Negative water proofing on the back side is harder and usually requires specialized products. If you get efflorescence (white powdery mildew looking stuff) coming out of the cement blocks, you’ll know you got water pushing in from the outside.