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EEVblog2 says:

That’s an insane amount of work!
How big is your basement in sqm? My lab is 50sqm.

Bruce Wilbur says:

What is your callsign?

Bruce KB1YRS

electrodacus says:

That was quite some work. Hopefully you will not need to do this again.

Solar & Wind Australia says:

Thanks for sharing that was fun to watch

TheAmmoniacal says:

Looks like a job well done! Wish you and your house the best in the future.

superdau says:

As someone, who just renovated a home (including problem with moisture in
the basement), I can tell how much, especially tedious, work that was.
The bad thing is, it’s raining cats and dogs here since yesterday and I
fear water could creep in again after all the work done…

SeaMonkey says:

Take a little break if you need it after that nightmare. We won’t melt for
a few days without a new video. ~ Jason

TubiCal says:

I know wher you´ve been gone through, as we we had similar problems in our
previous home, where i used to live in the basement. As the floor was made
of concrete and it had these tiny flaws as well, but we sealed them before
we lay tiles;)

But, lucky we, or tar-bitumen basement outside surrounding was intact, no
water/moisture went inside.

When i first saw your carpet tile, witch had grey/black pattern, i went
“ooh the floor will be very dark”…but as you got some very different
tiles it looks very cool. I do like that!!

Thanx for sharing!

Tom OConnor says:

Enjoyed the video.Looking forward to the how and why version.Common problem
with most people. Perhaps your dad could cover the civil engineering
problems ? A lot of hard work but the result was fantastic.

Chris Umbel says:

If it makes you feel any better this ordeal made some neat videos for the
rest of us:)

NoiseJammer says:

Wow… that was a lot of graft well done
Thumbs Up :-)

kibi15 says:

Proper job, well done to you Martin. I can appreciate how much work that
involved. There is no point in doing these sort of jobs half cocked, like
you say, you really don’t need any more disruptions. 

Jeremie Small says:

hello I am a first block carpenter, i also took it in college and i am
quite shocked at what you did to the wall and i am 99.9% sure it will not
fix it. note: love the solar videos i learned alot sry for the negativity.

you never needed to chisel a drain weaken you’re slabs just go at the root
cause.

problem #1. The problem is not vapors but liquid water is seeping in
somewhere in one of the blocks on the outside.(very common) one or more
blocks have a crack in it or the mortar. In case you didn’t know, the
blocks have hollow parts in them and that’s what causes problems. the real
cause of the leak could be 5 feet up and 4 feet to the right but you will
only see the water at the bottom once it leaks down its path.

Problem #2: you have 9 x 1’x1’= 9 square feet of exposed cement blocks
with no insulation / vapor barrier. The blue stuff and the “paint” is a
vapor barrier and insulation rigid foam stops convection.. the gap between
the cement and the wood studs is to stop the cement from wicking water to
the wood and rotting it and the drywall.cement is porous and has some water
in it from the earth against it and naturally. (Takes water to make it)

you now have 9 square feet of exposed cement ready for convection
especially in winter the blocks freeze and the the heat in the room is
exposed to the cold cement blocks.

problem #3: you butchered the materials that could have been simply
dismantled or attack it by removing dirt outside in summer. since you still
do not know where the leak came from it will happen again.

you are better off renting a small escalator removing the dirt outside in
front of the wall and sealing it all/find the leaking blocks and even add
more insulation while you are at it and better drainage. also notice cable
popping out of the cement? 

TheBadFred says:

A patchwork /quilt carpet. Not for me, but if you like it, have at it Hoss.


Jon Lu says:

The work you did is worth it. You are one of the few people acting as a
kickstop for people to gain further knowledge on why their power in there
home or elsewhere is suffering. As to why homes suffer from power failure
in this day in age is beyond me. powerplants are more powerful in first
rate countries. Everybody wants to work in the control room not out
checking the cooling towers or boilers. They don’t need to do that anymore
the people from before.If I hook a computer up the powerplant I can delay
the amount of time before I have to go out and check something in those
places that create the energy. And by subtracting a small percent of power
from each home I can further delay having to do anything. I would be glad
to do whatever it takes to help the world move forward, but feel as if it
falls on def ears from a person that wheres bullhorned or black
squareframed glasses. A person that has the power to black ball someone,
but does not understand that there are normal jobs in this world that don’t
depend on the way someone looks. Doing your job that person will never
know. example the guy from the tv show build it bigger. I don’t care. I
don’t expect you or anyone else to agree with me. Do your job thats all I
ask. I have enough in this world to prove to anybody what i am, But it has
been a inquest on everything in these regaurds(stuff like your video).
Having to double check everybodies work. becuase nobodies doing there job.
What’s the deal with that.
So that’s what brings me here in the end. Sorry if what I say may have
seemed loony. But if I have to double check someones work and they did not
do there job. Well then I can speak however I feel after. jiberish or
whatever inventive bullS%$# it does not matter they talk during work and
want to party play forehead games and everything else. I was adored with
the ring by god on this earth because of this form of logic civilization
has taken in regaurds to not doing there job. that’s what it means A free
ticket to heaven after I pass away(mabey you herd about that or not).
enough people saw in me I don’t bs when it comes to working on a project.
Or understanding the bible or anything else. And that ring was made that
day 2000 years ago because of the way people act sometimes.
You do your job MJ and it was worth it for you to clean the lab and
help teach me and everyone else that see’s this video more about regulating
power..

SyberPrepper says:

What a mess. Thanks for sharing your work and solutions with us.

Graham Neil says:

That looks good Martin! , looks like you got some great ideas there too!
Remember French Drains and a sump if the water overtakes your drain along
the wall. Nice work on the commercial carpet tiles! G. Neil

Mark Garth says:

Hard work, but worth it in the end. Good to see everything back and ready
to go, even though you probably now need a week to recover :-)

benny s says:

An amazing video, you inspire me :)

Marco Mardegan says:

Great video +mjlorton , very nice the new carpet! It seems very easy to
install :-)

Justin Case says:

A big job mate. Looks very good now though. lets hope you fixed it.

Евгени Томов says:

Super!

prasant bhatt says:

your life is awasom

Dan Zorbini says:

It will happen again. Check the outside of the wall. Is the ground sloped
away from the walls? French drain plugged? Side walk?

OSHbots says:

I really like that metal truss that you use to hang your lights from. What
is that exactly, it looks like old radio antenna tower sections?

Really enjoyed this video, makes me want to upgrade my little work area.