Comments on: (626) Basement Refinishing

by: Roger

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:07:04 +0000

Laura’s problem is all to common. My guess is her house has a basement problem due to one of several situations frequently ignored by builders prior to the 1990’s. It could be as simple as a gutter gone bad, or as complicated as a water table problem and a range of issues in between. Her immediate symptoms came from the fireplace so that is where the investigation should begin. Rather than accepting the water problem as inevitable she needs to hire a foundation specialist and get a good verdict on what condition her house is in. From there she can decide to pursue a variety of remedy repairs from simple to extrodinary. When all is understood a bit better she can make her decision about area rugs and concrete etching. These should be the last considerations and not the first.

by: laura engelstad

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:37:27 +0000

Hi,
I wrote the comment/question above and haven’t gotten a response from you yet. I wonder if it went out to the wrong address or something. Can you resend it please?
Thank You,
Laura

by: Laura Engelstad

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:09:06 +0000

Hi,
We have a pretty nice basement in our house that our family uses a lot as a game and tv room. Well we had an extremely big rain this week and the carpets are now at the dump. The water shot in in streams from holes that opened up in the mortar of the below ground fireplace. Entering also through a wall/floor join along the same back wall as the fireplace. So what to do first? Should I have a mason come look at the fireplace? Can they also repair the wall/floor join? And can fireplaces be fixed (re-tucked) from the inside as the outside is quite deep. Also I am looking in to acid etched cement floors with area rugs as an alternative to wall to wall again. Would there be a problem with radiant in floor heat if water entered the room again. And what if I had a cement fireplace surround put over the existing one would that help stop future leaking too or is the re-tucking more important. Finally is it possible to stop a problem like this or is the water just going to find another weak spot somewhere?
Thanks a ton,
Laura

by: Nicholas Roussos

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:24:37 +0000

Gerald,

This article is a description of episode 626: Basement Refinishing of Today’s Homeowner with Danny Lipford®. 626 is the episode number, not unfortunately the number of tips. The episode will be reairing the week of 7/16 - 7/22/07. Check out our local listing guide to find our where Today’s Homeowner® airs in your area.

by: Gerald Hitch

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:24:23 +0000

i wanted info on basement refinishing and i see where there were 626 different options but where do I go to access these? All I see is the one article and other leads to contractors? thank you