Basement Waterproofing

Spring at Ranchero Indebto means rain. And lots of it. Lots of rain, inevitably, means that I'll start ranting and raving about basement waterproofing, again.

It seems like every time I think I have the handle on waterproofing my basement, a storm rolls through to dump three inches of rain on my parade. While this last storm hasn't left three inches of water in my basement, it's done more than a little to dampen my spirits, eternal basement optimist that I am.

When we first visited ranchero indebto (before signing on the dotted line of lifelong indebto-ness), I looked the previous owner straight in the eyes and asked, "say, how's the basement? Is it dry" His reply indicated that it was. Now either he's a great poker player, I'm a lousy poker player, or there was a cataclysmic event that went unnoticed by the US Geological Surveyors ...

For if by chance it was dry before he sold it to us, it surely hasn't been dry since.

Over the years, I've done a bunch of things to try to waterproof the basement, but none have done the ultimate trick. Many a time I feel there's been an improvement, but there's nothing quite like swabbing out your basement, lemmetellya ... who would have ever thought that a giant squeegee would be your best friend?

Nonetheless, I have a few things to try before I resort to calling a basement waterproofing service ... I'll look around ... and I'll continue to read up ... as I squeegee my brains out ...