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Originally Posted by Bill Bumface
If it is what I'm talking about, it would look like this. I'm sort of guessing it's not, as you probably would have mentioned the other details.
The treated wood is supposed to be good for a long time in a wet environment, but I'd not like the idea of it, nor the possible moisture/mold in my living space either.
Usually this is best fixed from the outside. Digging down and putting in a French drain/weeping tile so that moisture drains away from the foundation.
Just don't call basement systems. They will quote you something insane and hope you don't shop around.
I got a $40,000 quote from them for a job I ended up paying about $5000 for.... |
Good to know about Basement Systems, they were on my list of companies to call. I do have weeping tile and a sump pump and the weeping tile drained at a good pace during spring melt. Also the only moisture I have in my basement anywhere is along this sill plate, absolutely nowhere else, which is why I thought it might have something to do with that. But I am far from a handy guy and just trying to piece things together by google. It sounds like there's supposed to be some kind of barrier between the wood and cement and I'm worried either it's not there or faulty but I have no idea how to check this without jackhammering away at the concrete. Also, my other sill plates rest on top of the concrete and aren't imbedded like this one kind of is, so I worry that might be a source of the problem. I don't know though, grasping at straws. Thanks for your help though.