I am referring to this past week in Springfield as Monsoon season, luckily the awesome guys at Moore Brothers Construction were able to get their crew in there and get our walls poured, before the Monsoons hit. The picture above is the water in our basement, I have a feeling that it won't be going anywhere any time soon.
Now, on to the business of waterproofing the basement.
Bubble-wrap like stuff that channels the water down and away from the foundation, into the drain tile, into the sump pump.
I've tried to label the house as best I could with the foundation that we have.
Our house is oriented 30° West of due South, in order to take advantage of the benefits of passive solar design. (The back of the house where the dining room, kitchen and family room are, face South-west.)
Passive solar heating is a part of passive solar building design. It uses the features of the building to absorb and release heat. These features are called thermal mass. Thermal mass includes windows, masonry and other architectural features in the building. With passive solar heating, the actual design of the structure is created to trap the heat of the sun and distribute it slowly over time. For example, large windows are often placed along the south facing walls of the structure because this is the sunniest part of a building year round. The sun would shine through those windows and be absorbed by thermal mass such as a brick wall. The brick wall would store that heat inside it naturally and when it is no longer sunny, the brick wall will radiate that heat and help warm the room. Occasionally, a mechanical device like a fan will be needed to help distribute the heat stored in the thermal mass throughout the building. From http://homeimprovement.superpages.com/heating+and+air/benefits-of-passive-solar-heating.html
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