Then remove the tape.
Plastic lining basement walls and floor.
We ll still install a drain and sump pump along the perimeter.
We also offer liner staples and christmas tree fasteners to help you attach your floor liners securely to your wall liner at the piers or to bora foam insulated boards.
However we also very strongly recommend installing a plastic vapor barrier on the walls and floors as moisture can easily pass through the dirt and create a humid space.
Not a vapour barrier so damp and salts from the unventilated cavity can eventually reach the inner wall decorations.
A common question people have when finishing a basement is.
If you place plastic it will trap the moisture in the wall cavity and you will have some serious issues.
Waterproofing a basement with dirt walls and floors is very similar without the jackhammering.
Our crawl space wall liners are translucent and are designed to wrap easily around the length of the interior walls of your crawl space as well as around the piers.
If the ground is uneven smooth it with a tamper or a 2 by 4.
As we mentioned earlier the basement is naturally humid because of its location below grade.
Think of a glass of ice water.
Thats exactly how i was taught 20 years ago and still use that exact method hasnt failed ever.
How to use plastic as a vapor barrier in the walls.
Should i use visqueen or plastic sheeting on one side or the other of the framed basement walls the answer is no.
Air gap membranes a modern vapour proof barrier lining it is a dimpled plastic sheet fixed onto brick stone block or render with plastic plugs to form an air gap cavity.
Unroll the first row of polyethylene in the crawlspace next to your longest foundation wall and cut it to the length.