The #1 myth about what causes a wet basement

The number one thing most people are told to do, think they should do and try to do to stop their basements from getting water is a result of the #1 myth about what causes a wet basement. That is "the dirt around my house isn't sloped enough".

Over the past fifteen years I have probably visited around 5,000 homes and I must say, over 90% of them have an "OK" grade, or slope around the house and the problem they are having in their basement has nothing to do with the slope of the dirt around their foundation.

If the dirt has any slope to it at all it is most likely good, even if it is flat is it probably fine. Only severely negative slopes toward the house that extend far enough away from the house to grab rain water that flows on the surface is actually a problem.

Piling dirt up too high can actually create worse issues. If you do not raise the level of the waterproof coating on your foundation first, stacking dirt up can allow some moisture to wick through the wall and cause problems in your basement.

If you do have a problem with the slope of the dirt around your home you will see signs up high on your basement wall (where the water that runs on the surface toward the foundation enters your basement wall). Those signs will appear right at the "grade" or dirt level and trail down from there. These signs are typically damp spots, mold and or mildew, peeling paint or actual water that trails down on your basement wall.

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