N80
Super Member
I live in a 90 year old house. It has a walk in basement that is basically just concrete floors but otherwise unfinished. It is damp and occasionally with heavy rains there is water on the floor. There is very little way to solve this problem completely. I could have it dug out all around the foundation on the front and seal the foundation walls but that would be very expensive and even that would not solve the problem as sometimes (very rarely) water oozes up through the concrete floor. This is a fairly common problem for all the homes on our street. I've done some patching on the interior basement walls and it helps a little.
Ventilation is okay.
My shop is down there and as it is sometimes my tools get a thin skim of rust on them and sometimes soft materials will get some mildew. Oddly, the floor joists and subfloor stay dry as a chip.
Anyway, I'm considering getting a high capacity dehumidifier just to keep the general humidity down most of the time. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with these and/or recommendations. The square footage is probably close to 1000. Maybe less.
There is a drain but it was for a washing machine that was down there years ago and is above floor level so I will need to have a condensate pump to push the water up to the drain if the dehumidifier does not have a pump.
Thanks for any advice, price ranges, pitfalls, etc.
Ventilation is okay.
My shop is down there and as it is sometimes my tools get a thin skim of rust on them and sometimes soft materials will get some mildew. Oddly, the floor joists and subfloor stay dry as a chip.
Anyway, I'm considering getting a high capacity dehumidifier just to keep the general humidity down most of the time. I'm wondering if anyone has experience with these and/or recommendations. The square footage is probably close to 1000. Maybe less.
There is a drain but it was for a washing machine that was down there years ago and is above floor level so I will need to have a condensate pump to push the water up to the drain if the dehumidifier does not have a pump.
Thanks for any advice, price ranges, pitfalls, etc.