Timeline for Is using a thermal camera an effective method to locate mold & moisture behind finished walls in a basement?
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| Jan 30, 2015 at 1:29 | comment | added | DA01 | Oh! This is related to the patio. Yea, it sounds like that's the ultimate culprit here. Fix that first! And good luck! What may be happening is water is hitting your foundation, running down to your footer, then coming under the wall at the footer. If that's the case, you may be able to just cut out the lower 1' or so of sheetrock and insulation and replace just that. | |
| Jan 30, 2015 at 1:07 | comment | added | MiniMe | I have tons of posts on this. I am waiting for the warmer weather to fix what I know that I have to fix or check. Disconnec the gutters from drain is one and the patio slope is the second. Epic threads posted around here :-) | |
| Jan 30, 2015 at 0:13 | comment | added | DA01 | Have you checked the usual culprits outside? (Ground sloping towards foundation, missing gutters, plugged downspouts, no splashblocks, etc). I know that won't fix the current issue but might help with future problems. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 23:17 | comment | added | MiniMe | Ontario near the lakes but on higher lands. No it is not humid. Interesting fact, as the temperature dives under zero outside the smell is gone! completely gone! weird. Must be outside originated water, very close to ground level because it freezes | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 17:45 | comment | added | DA01 | You usually smell mildew more than mold. What region are you in? Is it humid in the basement? | |
| Oct 1, 2014 at 12:40 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackDIY/status/517292897062776832 | ||
| Oct 1, 2014 at 4:47 | answer | added | Mazura | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 1, 2014 at 4:28 | history | edited | MiniMe | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 1, 2014 at 4:19 | history | asked | MiniMe | CC BY-SA 3.0 |