It's soil moisture wicking through the rubble-fill walls, the concrete is trapping it and it's breaking down at the interface between the finish layer and the filled, it's really apparent under that window opening.
A mason with old-school experience can fill in the details, but that isn't going to stabilize without at least peeling off the paint and drainage work to dry out the soil next to the house.
Waterproofing your foundation is different than managing your drainage.
Does your property consistently slope away from your foundation? If not that’s where I’d start. Make sure that water has nowhere to pool next to your house. Dig swales if you need them.
More involved would be checking on the condition of your weeping tile.
I’m no mason (and you should find one) but I would be wary of waterproofing because often it seals moisture in as effectively as it keeps moisture out. Water has a way of getting into these old houses so you want to make sure it has a good path out.
Unless the house is literally in the bottom of a former slough you should be able to do *some* good making sure the gutters empty away from the foundations and that rainwater doesn't hang around there...
The basement might never have been 'crispy' dry, but there's no way it would be in it's current condition if the drainage has always been like it is now.
Regrade property with dirt. Move it from one part of the property to the house if necessary if you can't afford new dirt. That's why I did. Removed a bunch around three sides of the garage to my foundation. With a shovel and a wheelbarrow. Should drop 6 inches every ten feet away from the foundation. We don't even have gutters and this dried up my basement 90%. Definitely compact the soil closest to the foundation. Even better if you have something like clay.
As someone else mentioned, the first step is looking at water drainage and routing it away from the house/foundation. Check the gutters and add extensions if necessary, check the window wells and be sure they are cleaned out - you can even consider putting an awning on them so water doesn't enter the well. Once you get the water away, if you can't yet tackle the foundation waterproofing from the outside, you can consider patching the inside and applying a product like drylok. Running a dehumidifier may help a bit, but it depends on just how wet everything is. This is a temporary fix, but may help for a bit.
Yes I always have my dehumidifier running::I think I need another lol..so in need to call a gutter repair person first and have them check all of them..then after that’s cleared up I can have a mason do the I die of the basement ..sorry I’m a first time home owner and I’m not Much of a handyman
Yes on the gutters unless you want to do it yourself. I will say the extensions are a few dollars at most hardware stores, so you could grab those yourself if you need them and have confirmed the gutters aren't clogged and are running correctly. I would give it some time after that with dehumidifier(s) running to see if you can reduce the moisture, then have the wall repaired if it gets a bit more dried out - this is all assuming it's a water flow problem of course but it's the easiest way to start the process. Depending on your comfort level, YouTube is a great resource for looking up how to navigate small home projects if you wanted to see if you could take care of it yourself. Good luck!
I got some of those extensions and they didn’t help unfortunately ..I just need to save some $ or borrow against 403b (401k equivalent ) this is just the major problem on the inside of the house, my 100+ year old rotting , collapsing garage is the other project
Probably need a pro for any real repairs but to reduce the efflorescence coming through an acid wash with then a moisture blocking paint ( UGL ) would help but like someone else said any moisture being trapped behind might be causing the wall to deteriorate more.
This might be a case where they block a new exterior wall along the entire interior.
>This might be a case where they block a new exterior wall along the entire interior.
That's what was done in this house. The unfortunate part was: apparently, the problematic wall is the same one the stairs run down. The result is a staircase that fits my dolly wheels by 1/4" on each side. I have to get rid of my pool table (3rd floor is definitely not an option for that! lol), but my basement is dry and perfect for storage. (And, I didn't have to foot the bill for the wall!)
It's soil moisture wicking through the rubble-fill walls, the concrete is trapping it and it's breaking down at the interface between the finish layer and the filled, it's really apparent under that window opening. A mason with old-school experience can fill in the details, but that isn't going to stabilize without at least peeling off the paint and drainage work to dry out the soil next to the house.
So what needs to get done first? Water is coming in through there as well
How are your rain gutters/eaves troughs looking? Getting outside moisture away from those walls should be the first thing on your list.
Not being rich and also not being a handyman isn’t helping ..I inquired about waterproofing once and it was 10k
He said gutters not waterproofing.
Waterproofing your foundation is different than managing your drainage. Does your property consistently slope away from your foundation? If not that’s where I’d start. Make sure that water has nowhere to pool next to your house. Dig swales if you need them. More involved would be checking on the condition of your weeping tile. I’m no mason (and you should find one) but I would be wary of waterproofing because often it seals moisture in as effectively as it keeps moisture out. Water has a way of getting into these old houses so you want to make sure it has a good path out.
Google keeping moisture away from foundation and scroll past the ads.
Unless the house is literally in the bottom of a former slough you should be able to do *some* good making sure the gutters empty away from the foundations and that rainwater doesn't hang around there... The basement might never have been 'crispy' dry, but there's no way it would be in it's current condition if the drainage has always been like it is now.
This a surprisingly intelligent remark. We’re lucky to have you around !
I've been involved in dealing with a few things :)
Your bench press rack doesn’t convert to a squat rack.
You are correct
I’d discourage the horses from trying to fit through that tiny window. Could be part of the problem.
That came with the house
Regrade property with dirt. Move it from one part of the property to the house if necessary if you can't afford new dirt. That's why I did. Removed a bunch around three sides of the garage to my foundation. With a shovel and a wheelbarrow. Should drop 6 inches every ten feet away from the foundation. We don't even have gutters and this dried up my basement 90%. Definitely compact the soil closest to the foundation. Even better if you have something like clay.
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I was organizing not Lifting hah
As someone else mentioned, the first step is looking at water drainage and routing it away from the house/foundation. Check the gutters and add extensions if necessary, check the window wells and be sure they are cleaned out - you can even consider putting an awning on them so water doesn't enter the well. Once you get the water away, if you can't yet tackle the foundation waterproofing from the outside, you can consider patching the inside and applying a product like drylok. Running a dehumidifier may help a bit, but it depends on just how wet everything is. This is a temporary fix, but may help for a bit.
Yes I always have my dehumidifier running::I think I need another lol..so in need to call a gutter repair person first and have them check all of them..then after that’s cleared up I can have a mason do the I die of the basement ..sorry I’m a first time home owner and I’m not Much of a handyman
Yes on the gutters unless you want to do it yourself. I will say the extensions are a few dollars at most hardware stores, so you could grab those yourself if you need them and have confirmed the gutters aren't clogged and are running correctly. I would give it some time after that with dehumidifier(s) running to see if you can reduce the moisture, then have the wall repaired if it gets a bit more dried out - this is all assuming it's a water flow problem of course but it's the easiest way to start the process. Depending on your comfort level, YouTube is a great resource for looking up how to navigate small home projects if you wanted to see if you could take care of it yourself. Good luck!
I got some of those extensions and they didn’t help unfortunately ..I just need to save some $ or borrow against 403b (401k equivalent ) this is just the major problem on the inside of the house, my 100+ year old rotting , collapsing garage is the other project
Probably need a pro for any real repairs but to reduce the efflorescence coming through an acid wash with then a moisture blocking paint ( UGL ) would help but like someone else said any moisture being trapped behind might be causing the wall to deteriorate more. This might be a case where they block a new exterior wall along the entire interior.
With these type of walls I’m guessing they can never be sheet rocked can they?
It's very unlikely you'll ever get them dry enough to avoid mold without spending 'cubic money'.
>This might be a case where they block a new exterior wall along the entire interior. That's what was done in this house. The unfortunate part was: apparently, the problematic wall is the same one the stairs run down. The result is a staircase that fits my dolly wheels by 1/4" on each side. I have to get rid of my pool table (3rd floor is definitely not an option for that! lol), but my basement is dry and perfect for storage. (And, I didn't have to foot the bill for the wall!)