About the Basement Environment

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The basement environment is a damp, moist environment that homeowners need to understand when considering adding living space for the family in the basement.



Basement Environment:

• Moisture in the basement is the number-one cause of damage to personal belongings; building materials can also result in respiratory problems.
  
• The basement is the highest area of humidity in a home.
  
  • If a dehumidifier is placed in a basement, it will remove 8 to 16 gallons of water a day from the basement.
    
• A damp/moist basement will directly affect and/or damage the materials the homeowner has used to finish their basement.
  
• Plumbing leaks behind finished walls or ceilings will damage materials used to finish basements as well as any personal items.
  
• Flooding by sump pump failures or power outages cannot be foreseen or prevented by the homeowner to protect their basement finish investment.
  
• Cracks in concrete floors, walls, and joints will create a path for ground water leakage into the homeowners’ basements.
• The basement is a perfect environment for mold and mildew to grow:
  
  • Mold needs four items to grow:
    
    • Food source of cellulose-based materials, anything organic
      
    • Gypsum board, wood 2x4s, paper-backed insulation
      
    • Temperature between 40 to 100 degrees
      
    • Moisture
      
    • Mold spores (Spores are everywhere)
      
• You will lose access to foundation walls, plumbing, and HVAC when using conventional building materials. (Problems will begin long before they are discovered by you.)
  
• It is not if you will ever have a problem with moisture, but rather when.
  
• Concrete is very porous, which allows moisture to migrate through the basement floor and walls via capillary action.
  
• Conventional building materials (wood 2x4s, paper-backed insulation, and gypsum board) were never intended to be used in a basement environment.
  
  

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