@trestleking posted:Oh yes Tom, a nice-sized dry basement. But first I (we) have many things to "upgrade" in this 100-yr old house. Plan to start prepping the train room space this winter, which since we're in South Dakota, should be pretty soon !
I'm currently in a 100-year old house that leaks on one wall in the basement when we have too much rain. So far, it hasn't been too bad in the 11 years we've lived here. Just a few days, maybe a handful where the water barely seeped in. The worst was tropical storm Ida recently where water (maybe half an inch) covered half the basement and garage. That was a period when we got 7.8 inches of rain if I remember right. The neighbors behind us had water up to their knees in their basement. I grew up in a basement that leaked, so I'm generally not too worried.
But in general, I don't think that a dry basement can be over-estimated if anyone is moving.
Tom
