There is an asphalt walkway and driveways ~6ft off of the corner of that portion of the house. But the condition of the block is not only localized to that corner. The soil around the foundation is mostly clay.
I agree that chlorides are probably eating at the surface. Isn't that called...
Here is the end result for now. Before and after.
I used an angle grinder with a wire wheel on it to prepare the walls and remove all the loose material, swept up all the dust, then painted two heavy coats of Drylok. The oil tanks also go two coats of Rustoleum oil based enamel paint.
I hope...
After removing the plastic squares from the walls and floor, I did not notice any moisture on the block or floor. I believe this concludes that the moisture is coming from opening the garage door and not from water coming through the walls.
We got two inches of rain over night last week and I...
I have a typical homeowner 70pint/day unit. I know it's small for the space but the humidity % readout stays below 60%. I also run a box fan on low sometimes to help circulate air.
Plastic squares are on the walls and floor in a few spots. I'll keep you posted.
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Warm moist air is most definitely getting in due to having my single car garage in the basement. I have a drive way that cuts in below grade and there is a garage door in the gable end of the house. The garage door is opened at least twice daily for me to get to work. The garage is original to...
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The basement walls of my ranch home need some attention and I need some advice. The home was built in 1955 on a rock knob, I believe they had to blast rock to make room for the basement. Water never comes through the walls in rain storms but the basement is always humid in the summer time...