My house is an old field stone foundation farmhouse that has been completely renovated upstairs to first class condition. Unfortunately, nothing can be done about the basement. It has a hard dirt floor which is damp all the time and during raining weather, water pours in through the stonework where it sits until it is absorbed. I've done everything I can above ground ... sloped the ground near the house away, added rain gutters, etc. But the house is at the bottom of a large sloping hill toward a river, so all the water eventually gets funneled into my area.
I did dig a hole and put a sump pimp in but it quickly clogs from the muddy water.
The basement is constantly moldy. Spiders can barely survive there. They turn into white powdery things. I will never be able to solve the water leakage problem, but is there a way of keeping the mold down to lesser levels? Are there gas bombs of some kind that work?
There are two very small windows which I keep open all the time even in winter. My family is constantly wheezing and sneezing. Is there a way of keeping the mold confined to the basement?
What a mess.
Thanks.
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