Waterproofing a basement with dirt walls and floors is very similar without the jackhammering.
Plastic lining basement walls and floor.
Not a vapour barrier so damp and salts from the unventilated cavity can eventually reach the inner wall decorations.
We also offer liner staples and christmas tree fasteners to help you attach your floor liners securely to your wall liner at the piers or to bora foam insulated boards.
How to use plastic as a vapor barrier in the walls.
Water vapor in the warmer air of your home begins to condense on the colder surface of the glass of water.
We ll still install a drain and sump pump along the perimeter.
Thats exactly how i was taught 20 years ago and still use that exact method hasnt failed ever.
A common question people have when finishing a basement is.
Plastic will keep moisture from moving through the wall.
Our crawl space wall liners are translucent and are designed to wrap easily around the length of the interior walls of your crawl space as well as around the piers.
If you place plastic it will trap the moisture in the wall cavity and you will have some serious issues.
As we mentioned earlier the basement is naturally humid because of its location below grade.
Think of a glass of ice water.
Unroll the first row of polyethylene in the crawlspace next to your longest foundation wall and cut it to the length.
Air gap membranes a modern vapour proof barrier lining it is a dimpled plastic sheet fixed onto brick stone block or render with plastic plugs to form an air gap cavity.
If the ground is uneven smooth it with a tamper or a 2 by 4.
Then remove the tape.