To Lime or not to Lime
I’ve have scoured the depths of the internet (Reddit), and there doesn’t seem to be a concise answer on what to do with stone basements.
In my case, there seems to have never been mortar more than 2 feet under the sill.
I get a significant amount of water intrusion but trying to mitigate that through grading and gutters.
What I am considering doing is adding lime mortar on the lower 2/3rds where there currently isn’t mortar. Would add a few weep holes and then poly sheets down into an interior drain to a sump pump.
My fiancé however, wants to leave the walls as granite but my concern is the joists with humidity.
What is the best method for this type of basement for both humidity and water control?
Background is house is 1890 and in NH.
u/Snowboard92 — 7 hours ago