That's awesome. Thanks very much for the tip!!

Thanks!

Thank you!

Oh, required or not, we have CO detectors in the stairway to the main floor and in the hallway between both bedrooms. I don't take that lightly. Before starting to work from the former workshop off the basement I also did a radon test, which thankfully came back very negative.

Hey! Yeah, the previous owner did waterproof the basement by excavating down to the foundation on the outside and putting in french drains and such. Still, I make the rounds after every little rain (that's a lot of shoe leather!) and make sure the sump pump is working, too.

Thank you for your reply! So, to be sure I understand - when you say "They require a fire wall between any space with a roll up door. Or, you can have a garage door into your basement." what do you mean? The garage door of the house goes straight from the outside into the basement, although there is a wood frame with drywall separating the garage from the basement. I still kind of think of the garage as part of the basement despite the basic wall.

Got it. Thank you so much. The previous owner did have the outside waterproofed down to the foundation, so I'm not as concerned about that. But thank you for the input on the interior water dripping from the car.

Great point about outside unfinished concrete! Thanks for the input.

Understood. Thank you for the tip!

Thank you for this! I will definitely be looking into this. Don't get me wrong - I very much care about exhaust fumes.