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  • Richard in Smithville
    Veteran Member
    • Oct 2006
    • 3014
    • On the TARDIS
    • BT 3100
    #1

    It Figures!

    This year I decided to rebuild a new stud wall against the exterior basement walls. The old wall was 2x2 construction and the insulation was well past its prime. With the new wall in place, insulation installed, and vapour barrier tacked and tucked......today I find a small leak coming under the sill plate.
    From the "deep south" part of Canada

    Richard in Smithville

    http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/
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    • Salty
      Senior Member
      • Feb 2006
      • 690
      • Akron, Ohio
      #2
      outside water management..

      Got to keep that rainwater from getting near the foundation. I had a problem like that with both ends of my basement. One end was due to the downspouts being clogged and the water collected at the ends of the gutters and overflowed. Water layed on the surface all around the foundation and about 2 hours after it started raining I would get water coming in from under the footer and through a small crack in the floor along the wall.
      The other end did the same thing because there is a patio between the garage and house.
      I installed a 3 ft long grade drain that runs to the road and that took care of that end of the house.
      Why doesn't the word 'planing' show up in my computer spell check?

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        • Ed62
          The Full Monte
          • Oct 2006
          • 6021
          • NW Indiana
          • BT3K
          #3
          Hopefully you'll be able to tear off a small piece of the vapor barrier to find the leak. With luck, it shouldn't be too much to seal the wall, then replace the barrier, and if need be, part of the insulation. I'm guessing you didn't have a leak before, so sealing the wall might do the trick.

          Ed
          Do you know about kickback? Ray has a good writeup here... https://www.sawdustzone.org/articles...mare-explained

          For a kickback demonstration video http://www.metacafe.com/watch/910584...demonstration/

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            • crokett
              The Full Monte
              • Jan 2003
              • 10627
              • Mebane, NC, USA.
              • Ryobi BT3000
              #4
              At least you found it before you put the drywall on.
              David

              The chief cause of failure in this life is giving up what you want most for what you want at the moment.

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                • Richard in Smithville
                  Veteran Member
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 3014
                  • On the TARDIS
                  • BT 3100
                  #5
                  I'm pretty sure I found the source. I can roll up the lower end of the VP and I should be able to pull the sill out with out removing too many studs. It looks as though the water is coming from where the wall meets the floor. So tomorrow I'll get some sealer and wait for things to dry up so I can get bact to business.
                  From the "deep south" part of Canada

                  Richard in Smithville

                  http://richardspensandthings.blogspot.com/

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                    • footprintsinconc
                      Veteran Member
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 1759
                      • Roseville (Sacramento), CA
                      • BT3100
                      #6
                      i remember our first basement leak. after we moved into a brand new house. we waited a year as the builder told us before we finished our basement. instead, we waited a year and half. no leaks, so we start and finally finish after 4months. we framed a kitchen, washroom, living room, two bedroom adn then saved a third of the basement as my dad's room/office. on our last day of painting, guess what! the basement was leaking in two or three different spots.

                      we dug up out side, resealed the wall. removed the drywall, let everything dry and did our first patch job in our basement.

                      its just one of those things!
                      _________________________
                      omar

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