On Mar 18, 12:45�pm, "marson" wrote:
the interior french drain is the ONLY way to go!

So it sounds like the OP has damp walls, and he is clay soil. *So just how does the interior french drain correct this problem, given that clay is impervious to water, and he doesn't have footing crossover drains?- Hide quoted text -

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The interior french drain opens the bottom of EVERY block so any water
that gets into a block exits at the bottom, into the interior french
drain, and travels by sump pump or gravity drain well away from home.

normally a plastic corrugated strip is added like a baseboard around
all the perimeter walls. I caulked the top of mine to seal it, used
cases of caulking, it took days of hand pain.

If the basement is moist any money spent on remodeling is a complete
waste

In addition outside drainage so rain doesnt pool by home and downspout
water well away from foundation is key before a basment remodel.

Once its dry is better to use water resistant wall materials. so a 100
year flood doesnt muck things up.

remember there is NO INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FLOODS unless you buy
special flood insurance!

You can easily lose all the money you spent on the basement remodel:
( POOF GONE