Basements

48 topics in this forum

1. Basement floor construction - minimum slab?

   By Brix, August 6
   • 3 replies
   • 410 views
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   • Brix
   • October 2

2. Airtightness Membrane....same as above ground? 1 2

   By Thorfun, May 15
   • 45 replies
   • 1,141 views
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   • Thorfun
   • September 14

3. MEA light wells?

   By Cookie, June 21
   • 6 replies
   • 284 views
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   • markc
   • July 18

4. Backfill - Shingle vs Graded Crushed Rock Chalk 1 2

   By Thorfun, June 20
   • 27 replies
   • 463 views
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   • Thorfun
   • July 9

5. How do you deduce water table?

   By flanagaj, June 23
   • 20 replies
   • 435 views
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   • saveasteading
   • July 7

6. A Basementette - Tiny box for plant? Good idea?

   By puntloos, June 11
   • 11 replies
   • 371 views
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   • puntloos
   • June 25

7. Basement contractor recommendations 1 2

   By Thorfun, February 21, 2020
   • 42 replies
   • 2,447 views
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   • pocster
   • May 18

8. FIS Maxiprufe Plus

   By Thorfun, April 1
   • 1 reply
   • 413 views
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   • Mr Punter
   • April 1

9. Basement Insulation Options

   By EquiumDuo, March 4
   • 14 replies
   • 614 views
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   • EquiumDuo
   • March 4

10. Bitumen or epoxy DPM

    By rooogers, February 26   

    • damp proofing
    • 0 replies
    • 253 views
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    • rooogers
    • February 26

11. DPM sheet or bitumen

    By rooogers, February 10
    • 0 replies
    • 265 views
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    • rooogers
    • February 10

12. Digging basement - distance from neighbours outbuildings

    By Guy Bristol, January 29
    • 1 reply
    • 328 views
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    • Temp
    • January 30

13. DIY Spiral (but not round :-) Cellar advice

    By DeanAlan, January 16
    • 14 replies
    • 844 views
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    • DeanAlan
    • January 19

14. Sheet Piling Pre Basement Dig

    By Internet Know How, September 16, 2020
    • 13 replies
    • 1,007 views
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    • Mr Punter
    • January 3

15. Sinking machines and lots of water on Durisol build.

    By hallega, December 31, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 290 views
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    • hallega
    • December 31, 2020

16. Contractor recommendation wanted

    By faby, November 29, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 525 views
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    • Jeremy Baker
    • December 22, 2020

17. Basement toilet options?

    By Cookie, November 25, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 493 views
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    • Mr Punter
    • November 27, 2020

18. what insulated floor construction for above a basement

    By hallega, November 3, 2020
    • 10 replies
    • 769 views
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    • hallega
    • November 14, 2020

19. Basement Backfilling - stone, gravel, soil?!

    By Conor, November 7, 2020
    • 16 replies
    • 1,077 views
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    • Conor
    • November 9, 2020

20. Internal cavity drain membrane 1 2

    By Thorfun, October 28, 2020
    • 39 replies
    • 1,412 views
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    • pocster
    • November 3, 2020

21. Check carefully before you excavate...

    By Mr Punter, November 3, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 358 views
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    • Mr Punter
    • November 3, 2020

22. slab concrete testing, it is necessary?

    By hallega, October 30, 2020
    • 4 replies
    • 409 views
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    • hallega
    • November 3, 2020

23. Protecting EPS (ICF) when backfilling.

    By Conor, October 26, 2020
    • 8 replies
    • 691 views
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    • Adam2
    • October 29, 2020

24. how long before building onto new slab

    By hallega, October 2, 2020
    • 6 replies
    • 502 views
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    • hallega
    • October 6, 2020

25. Bringing Services into a basement

    By Conor, September 18, 2020
    • 0 replies
    • 391 views
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    • Conor
    • September 18, 2020