I have an unfinished basement area that I'd like to turn into a small workshop. After cleaning everything out and vacuuming the walls, I realize that the (cinder block) foundation wall has a couple of pin holes in the mortar that are letting in water. I believe the water proofing is old and I chipped a little bit of it off; thus opening a hole for water to seep in.Due to this, I believe I need to rollback on my idea of making this a truly finished basement area. There's no point in Foamboarding, Framing, Batt insulation, Vapor Barrier and Drywall if, over time, water is gonna get through the mortar. That said, we have a LOT of snow melting right now and this is the first time I've ever seen water in the basement (partly due to vacuuming the wall). The cinder blocks themselves do not look saturated with water. I'm really looking for a halfway solution, where I can still use the area as a workshop, but it's not too much lost if it eventually succumbs to water; I also want to know in pretty short order if water IS getting in so I can remedy the situation.My revised plan is this.1) Sand/clean walls and remove all flaking waterproofing2) Repaint the walls with waterproofing treatment3) Erect 2x4 frames 1" from the wall, with house wrap stapled to the back. This will keep any water away from the wood and direct it to the ground.4) No insulation.5) Drywall OR 1/4 plywood. I'm not sure what's best. If I need to rip this down in 10 years to redo water proofing, I feel like plywood would be the better approach.I feel like I'm halfassing this job, but this is not for a finished room, it's a workshop. I want to use this space, but not at the expense of hiding issues with moisture/water.Does anyone have thoughts on this? via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2HgcOkt
