Keeping Our Basement Dry
September 12, 2010
Water can do some nasty damage to your house and I’m not just talking about rivers and creeks overflowing their banks and invading your home. During our process of buying a new house and selling our old house we saw the results of what water can do to a home if not properly managed.
I’ve spent the weekend working on a few things that will help keep our basement dry, I’ll write about them more in depth later this week. Fall isn’t usually the time when people have a problem with wet basements, the spring rains are typically when the problems arise. I’m trying to prepare this fall so that next spring we won’t run into problems. While I’m working on that, here are some personal finance articles you can check out.
Frugality
- 11 Frugal Student Budget Techniques @ Studenomics
- 10 Things You Should Buy Used @ Out of Your Rut
- How to Make Dinner for 4 for Under $5 @ Frugal Zeitgeist
- Techniques for Thrifty Home Transformation @ Suns Financial Diary
- 3 Tips to Save Money At the Supermarket @ Sweating The Big Stuff
- Frugal Living Guide: How to Find Quality Furniture Cheap @ Frugal Confessions
- Do You Buy in Bulk? It’s Not Always The Cheapest Option @ The Digerati Life
Real Estate
- Paying Your Mortgage Early @ The Wealth Artisan
- Thoughts on Buying a Vacation Home @ Five Cent Nickel
- Is it Time to Dust Off the 15-Year Mortgage? @ Personal Dividends
Career
- 10 Most Dangerous Jobs in the US @ Cash Money Life
- The Pros and Cons of Being Self-Employed @ Brip Blap
- 5 Tips For Those Working In A Job They Hate @ Bargaineering
- Is Law School Worth the Price of Admission? @ Dough Roller
Taxes
- Do You Have to Repay the Homebuyer Tax Credit? @ Consumerism Commentary
- How Federal (IRS) Income/Salary Tax Brackets Really Work @ My Two Dollars
Investing
- Bonds Vs. Bond Funds @ Investor Junkie
- Are Municipal Bonds the Next Bubble? @ My Dollar Plan
- How to Pick a Great Mutual Fund @ Free Money Finance
- 6 Signs That Investment is in Bubble Mode @ Moolanomy
- Do You Have an Investment Backup Plan? @ The Oblivious Investor
Personal Finance
- You Are Not the Numbers @ Eventual Millionaire
- Cut Down on Heating Bills With These Tips @ Rainy Day Saver
- Couple Money 1st Anniversary Giveaway @ Couple Money
- What To Do When Gifts Cause a Rift In Your Family @ Frugal Dad
- The Wrong Way To Change Banks: My Latest Mistake @ PF Firewall
- Emergency Fund, or Pay off My Mortgage Instead? @ Invest It Wisely
- Is your Life Insurance Policy about to Implode? @ Million Dollar Journey
- 18 Tips for Getting Through College Debt Free @ Personal Finance By The Book
- Ten Signs You’re Not Prepared for Retirement @ Little House in the Valley


All posts by Ben Edwards
Thanks for the mention! I hope my mistakes can help others. 🙂
Yikes! Sounds like most people have fought with invading water at one point or another. Here are some of the things I’ve learned about basement waterproofing over the last few weeks.
Keep that basement dry! Thanks for the link.
Thanks for the mention!
I know what you mean about water in the basement. My wife and I had a house early on where water was sitting inside the concrete blocks and slowly seeping into the basement. When we drilled a hole in one block, it flowed in like a garden hose!
The problem was resolved by building up the grading in the area of the foundation so that the water would flow away from the house. Who would have thought we had water IN the concrete blocks???
I feel your pain! I know what it’s like, and it consumes a ton of time.
And thanks for including my link too.
Warmest,
-Jaime
Yep, mother nature is a powerful force and we aren’t always successful at keeping her at bay…
Thanks for mentioning my article 🙂
Good luck. I had basement leak about a year ago and while fixing the sump pump was easy enough, drying out and cleaning the mess was a big pain.
Thanks for the mention!
Hello Money Smart Life!
Thanks for the mention.
Water is a real pain :(…. US humans have spent all our civilised lives trying to keep it out and it always wins in the long term!
Thanks for including my article in the roundup…. Much appreciated.