Stone Foundation Help

[Tom Raymond]

I'm far enough from the lake that the soil has turned from sand to clay.

[Chad Fabry]

Damp? Mine has a sloped floor with a swale cast in it.

When Bought my house it had a dirt floor with a channel from one side to the other where the water exited through a tile below the foundation. Three seasons

a year you could go fly fishing in my basement.

We excavated, tiled and installed a concrete floor and , improved the grade outside. It's now dry enough to store stuff on the floor.

[Tom Raymond]

I'm done digging. The floor is getting covered in delta and treated plywood this summer.

[kurt]

What do you think about Delta and putting a continuous duty fan on it ala radon reduction system?

We did one like that where it was a soaker; it worked. I don't know if it was overkill, but it was effective. We thought about putting a miradrain mat on the wall and tying it all together, but then we couldn't get to the foundation for future "parging". So, we left the foundation bare.

[Tom Raymond]

Why add a fan?

I was thinking of turning the delta up the walls to the top of the benches. Air over water, it should drain fine. I can always add a dehumidifier if needed.

[Marc]

Would someone refresh my memory on what 'Delta' is?

Marc

[kurt]

It's a brand of "bubble wrap". Delta FL

www.cosella-dorken.com/bvf-ca-en/produc ... cts/fl.php

[Marc]

It's a brand of "bubble wrap". Delta FL

www.cosella-dorken.com/bvf-ca-en/produc ... cts/fl.php

Thanks.

Marc