"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:42:19 -0400, tiredofspam nospam.nospam.com
wrote:

I have my shop in my basement. It's a small ranch, wish it was a walk out.

Anyway, I have never had water in the basement before this weekend.
It's a finished basement, sheetrock and insulation. Originally for my
son to play in, then it morphed from a small shop to the whole basement.

How'd it get wet?


I want to redo the bottom and close it up. Building code here requires
the walls be sealed up.

Excavate around the building, pressure-wash and dry, seal with
paint-on membrane or use EDPM, whatever code approves in your area.
Insulate it while you're there, too.

And do a walk-out then?

If you are in a frost area, adding a walk out requires that you underpin the
footings down to the newly created frost line, otherwise the frost will be
in the walkout area and could cause the foundation to heave/buckle.