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<blockquote data-quote="deleted member" data-source="post: 226899" data-attributes="member: 816"><p>its the new rage these days.&nbsp; i know of some big ass houses... one probably over a million dollars when its all said and done... that have had wood basements put in lately.&nbsp; my thoughts.&nbsp; cheaper cost.&nbsp; no cracking.&nbsp; when things shift and settle they are more forgiving.&nbsp; you won't get a crack in a wall that could leak.&nbsp; but, i have trouble believing they will last as long as they say when compared to concrete.&nbsp; but, then again, cinder block has its own problems not necessarily applicable to poured though.&nbsp; one thing that also really worries me is that i see most of them essentially have poly stapled to them and then back filled.&nbsp; for the life of me, i can't figure out how each one of those staples doesn't become a route for moisture to enter.&nbsp; i also can't figure out how you prevent ripping of the poly during back filling.&nbsp; you are dumping dirt up against them with.&nbsp; big old chunks often with big machinery.&nbsp; seems like tears have got to be common.&nbsp; and, like you said, there would be no way of knowing about them until the wall rotted away.&nbsp; then what?&nbsp; i still am not sold on them completely either.&nbsp; but, if done the right way and i was sure they were done the right way, i could probably be convinced.&nbsp; right way to me... a brush on sealer that goes down past the contact point of the foundation and the wall at least a few inches, not stapled poly.&nbsp; really good exterior drain tile system.&nbsp; gutters of course. covered window wells.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="deleted member, post: 226899, member: 816"] its the new rage these days. i know of some big ass houses... one probably over a million dollars when its all said and done... that have had wood basements put in lately. my thoughts. cheaper cost. no cracking. when things shift and settle they are more forgiving. you won't get a crack in a wall that could leak. but, i have trouble believing they will last as long as they say when compared to concrete. but, then again, cinder block has its own problems not necessarily applicable to poured though. one thing that also really worries me is that i see most of them essentially have poly stapled to them and then back filled. for the life of me, i can't figure out how each one of those staples doesn't become a route for moisture to enter. i also can't figure out how you prevent ripping of the poly during back filling. you are dumping dirt up against them with. big old chunks often with big machinery. seems like tears have got to be common. and, like you said, there would be no way of knowing about them until the wall rotted away. then what? i still am not sold on them completely either. but, if done the right way and i was sure they were done the right way, i could probably be convinced. right way to me... a brush on sealer that goes down past the contact point of the foundation and the wall at least a few inches, not stapled poly. really good exterior drain tile system. gutters of course. covered window wells. [/QUOTE]

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