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Well, it's coming on a year and I'm just now getting close to framing my basement - after doing a lot of work throughout the house. I thought I would give an update on the drainage for anybody who's interested. In the basement, I installed the floor drain and trenched to run it 25-30 feet in...

Some more information ... Reach4 - The picture with the sump pump is the hole I dug in the crawlspace for the drain. The depth beneath it is maybe 3 inches below the bottom of the footing. It's not the sump pit. My plan is to dig under the footing and run 3" schedule 40 from the basement out to...

No wire reinforcing mesh in basement side slab - no visqueen - about 5-6 inches thick concrete depending on location. There is about 2-3 inches of crushed limestone under it. In the crawlspace, it's just 2-3 inches of concrete over the clay dirt. It's generally an inch (+/-) below the top of the...

I have a couple of guesses about the situation ... I think the water table is a localized effect. I have clay in my area. I think the fact that I'm on a gentile slope down towards a river creates a stratified soil structure where I get the water "pooling" below me as it works its way down and...

This might be a question for a hydrostatic engineer, but I figured I'd start here. Bottom line - I have a high water table under my house. This is consistent with soil boring samples I had done a few years ago. I've opened up the concrete floor in the half basement and crawlspace slab to put in...

I need to have this drain pipe moved out of the way to get some headroom back for a new bathroom. I'm planning to build this in my half-basement (former) family room (now gutted). Please see the attached photos. Is this ok per code? What is the best way? Should it go into a 2" pipe after the...

Hi all - regarding the air intake for the furnaces - I don't remember my builder ever asking me what I wanted, but it was my plan from the start to remodel the family room as a second phase to the construction. I am guessing that somebody (HVAC guy?) decided to do it this way. The basement is...

Wow Dana! Thanks for the very thoughtful and detailed information. You raise many points that I had not considered yet - and quite frankly, wasn't even aware of. What you are seeing is the gutted space after the first construction effort ended. I removed the 2x2" furring and insulation from the...

Thanks - and good point. That is another re-work item. I have enough clear joist spaces to run intakes from the outside to the proposed furnace room. I need an intake duct for the water heater, so whether I make separate runs for the furnaces too, is something I have to work out. The county will...

I want to move the 1.5" drain pipe for the upstairs bathroom that runs overhead, across & under the joists. I want to route it so it ties into another stack that is next to the furnace - five feet to the west, and 7 feet to the south. Please see these photos ...

Hi, I'm in the planning stages for remodeling my family room in the half-basement. I want to create an in-law suite including a barrier free bathroom/shower and a furnace room. This is following a major renovation and room addition in the rest of the house. Following construction, the original...

Your amazing Terry!!! That's exactly what it was. I didn't replace the valve. I just opened it up all the way. I must have left it half open when I changed the cartridge. Thanks to all who helped with suggestions.

Thanks for the info. I guess I just have to take it apart. One other question tho - could it be the ceramic cartridge itself? I replaced it 3+ years ago. I have a clearer explanation of the behavior (after shaving this morning). I can open the faucet full and the flow is normal. At first, it...

I have a a 10 year old Kohler Taboret widespread sink faucet (K-8211) that behaves like it has a bad pressure balancer. Looking at the diagrams on the Kohler web site, I don't see anything that suggests the faucet even has a pressure balancer function. This is a sink valve not a shower valve...

This question has a long back story. I'll skip that for now and just ask my questions ..... I want to replace the vitreous clay tile sump pit that I have now with a larger diameter modern plastic basin. I am also replacing and reconnecting my perimeter drain tile from the exterior side of...