Howdy Rick.. They got about 8" in places west of me over the last several days..

Evening Steve!

That's a lot of rain. Of coarse there aren't many basements in the South.

No there isn't.. I miss them though.. Massive amounts of storage area..

They are, cool in the Summer when there was no A/C as a kid.

It was nice when you had a dry basement. I spent many a day and night playing in the basement when I was a kid..

Basement at the folks house was for the most part dry except after a rain but only in one room.

My farm had a multi room cellar.. I had a wood burning stove in the main room that kept the floors warm in the winter..

Our house had a monster of a furnace with huge pipes coming off of it in one room. Laundry room was the room that had wet floors when it rained. My brother and I had our crap in the third room which was dry.

Now all I have is a crawl space that is a dirt and a little damp.. I need to save and get the area sealed somehow..

Around here crawls have heavy plastic sheeting over the dirt with pea gravel to hold it in place. Open the vents in the Summer and close them in the Winter.

We do the same but I was hoping to get Alabama Foundation Systems to seal it better..

I have seen where like a basement floor was poured. Just no headroom.

They encapsulate the crawlspace with plastic and it is really clean afterwards.

That would be the way to go.:-X22

I just need to get the free estimate to see if I can save that much or get a loan..

I imagine that could be pricey.

It probably will be but I think it may be doable..

I m sure its doable, Coating the block and dirt with plastic would be clean and dry all of the time.

Thinking about putting a ventilation fan under there as well. They fit in the vent area..

That would keep the air always fresh. Be nice if its solar operated.

They aren't but no sweat..

Nothing to running a line to a vent.

No, I have a junction box under the house near the vent..

Then you're all set. I don't think you need any more than one.

I will have to check the specs of the fans to see if one will do..

How many vents do you have?

I have eleven..

You may need more fans. Crawls around here usually have one per side but you are dealing with more moisture.

That I am.. I think 2 on opposite ends will do the trick..

I think that should do it. Keep the air moving in on the front and rear and out the sides.

I m calling it a night. Good night Steve TTYL bud.

Night Rick, rest well..

bammie?????????

Good morning Alabama folks...did everyone survive the full moon...and Friday the 13th???

Good evening Alabama, Shawn, Tim and all who saunter through here.. It was a good day down this way..

Good evening Alabama and Steve!

Evening again Rick..

Was a beautiful day here Steve. How was yours?

It was a beautiful day here as well.. I went to the store a bit earlier in the day, and I actually went for a little ride on the bike this afternoon..

We have strong storms in store for tomorrow afternoon and evening.