Comments on: Tackling The Basement: Chapter Two

By: Vera Canard

Vera Canard — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:53:16 +0000

I think camp rock is the best film in the worl and i love the jonas brothers <3……….

By: Dani @ computer repair Ventura

Dani @ computer repair Ventura — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:03:02 +0000

Ew! Mildew, that infectious spore… WONDERFUL repair to the basement, absolutely beautiful job.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:09:01 +0000

Hmm, black mold isn’t something we’ve tackled so we’d recommend calling around for info from friends who might have had the same problem or visiting Lowe’s or Home Depot to ask around. Oh and there’s always google! Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Janelle

Janelle — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:30:33 +0000

We had to run a dehumidifier all summer in our basement and unfortunately had about 3 inches of water in it last Friday. We think we know where a great deal of the water came in and we need to fix that spot. Would you recommend dry locking the entire basement as well since we do have a mold problem which we discovered when we ripped down the paneling? It’s actually black mold I believe! Yikes! My husband doesn’t seem to think we have to since he thinks the water just comes in at that one spot and if we fix it it should be okay? What are your thoughts? We also have linoleum on the floor now (70′s style none the less) that needs to be taken up. I just want our basement to be cozy and I have no idea how to achieve this. Any thoughts? Thanks!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:13:38 +0000

If you don’t have a separate entry basement like we did (which kept the smell from the rest of the house) then we would definitely recommend clearing out for a few days or even a week to let things cure. You’ll definitely need to leave fans running and windows open to allow the smell to dissipate though, otherwise you’ll come back and it’ll be just as stinky if the fumes have nowhere to go. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:43:55 +0000

ok so if I do this in our bungalow, and have kiddos do you recommend us leaving the house for awhile due to the fumes? I don’t think I can get my 2 year old to keep a face mask. haha

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:52:18 +0000

There are pros and cons to each. As you mentioned, oil-based floor paint is smellier and takes longer to cure, but it’s more durable and long lasting as well as regarded as “expert grade” so it’s a higher quality of paint (and specifically made to hold up to high traffic areas like floors). Latex paint is essentially water-based, so it’s not nearly as durable or long-lasting but it does dry faster and smell less (although for the long term you might need to keep repainting it more often with water-based, so waiting for the oil-based paint to dry once actually be a short cut). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: kat

kat — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:44:38 +0000

You may have already answered this, but I can’t seem to find it. Do you think it’s better to use latex based floor paint on raw concrete, or oil based? I know you said you used oil based since yours was previously stained. But I hear that oil based is stinky and takes a loooong time to dry. So I would like to avoid it if possible.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:16:45 +0000

Hey Julie,

Drylock recommends a first coat by brush to ensure it’s thick, and then you can go back over it with a nappy roller (to help get inside the cracks and crevices). We did some of our first coat with a roller and it ended up being fine, but it definitely required a brush to really get in the small spaces. Any brand will do on the roller, just make sure it’s a long nap for rough surfaces.

Oh, and ours isn’t heated either, but they say you shouldn’t apply Drylock when temperatures will drop under 40 degrees because it won’t dry properly, which is why we scrambled to get ours done before winter set in. But now that it’s all dry, temperature doesn’t matter since it’s just a storage space, not a living area.

Hope that helps – good luck!

-John

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:03:38 +0000

Can I ask what you used to paint with? A brush or roller? And what kind/brand? Seriously considering giving the Drylock a go on our icky basement but it seems hard to deal with since it’s so thick.

Thanks for the inspiration! Our laundry and extra freezer is in our basement and we store a lot of stuff down there, but it’s in SERIOUS need of sprucing up so it’s not so creepy.

And it’s so cold in winter….anything you did for that? You said yours isn’t heated, right?

Thanks!
Julie