Basement renovation question

[Anonymous]

a sump pump is not going to help you one bit if your hot water heater goes or your washign maching goes. If you put in a sump pump, you are letting outside water that currently is ntotgetting into your house into your hosue.

You can get some really nce drain covers as wel as cover it with a rug.

I kept our drain and slope and have never had to use the drain and I really don't even notice it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you can put a floating floor over the existing floor. best of both worlds.

This is what I was going to suggest, but also have a dehumidifyer. The floating floor can let more moisture accumulate...

[Anonymous]

Speaking from personal experience and common sense, it makes no sense to let water come into your basement from cracks in the foundation walls and cracks in the cold joint between the basement wall and floor (cove) and then pump it out. First order of business is to make sure you have a positive grade around the foundation of your house. Second order of business is to make sure your gutters are clean and that your downspouts have been extended at least 4-5 feet if not more from your foundation, or until the water runs out of the downspouts and away from your house. Thirdly, find a good waterproofing compound and fix the cracksi In your walls and your cold joints. In addition, apply that same compound to the walls and the floors.
My house is 85 years old And is dry as a bone. My next door neighbor Just installed a second sump pump after his house was flooded with about 2 feet of water after the big storm we had.
With respect to the sloping tile, which is the question I have, it has everything to do with the finished look. I would like to read comments from anyone who's actually installed tile on a sloping floor with respect to the look. Was the look acceptable?

[Anonymous]

We are currently considering our basement renovation.
My hubby has always dreamt about the place to store his wine collection. He wants something like this:

more ideas here

[Anonymous]

Keep the slope. You'll regret leveling the floor the next time the basement floods. And no amount of French drains and sump pumps will prevent a basement flood from a broken washing machine hose or water pipe.