Basement Hell, continued

We learned yesterday that parts of the "wet basement floor" weren't wet from water, but chemical. It took three of us three hours to scrub the 85 degree basement on our hands and knees last night. Bucket of clean water, empty bucket for dirty and a sponge (pluse chemical gloves, of course). As soon as we applied water to the "wet" spots, you could immediately see the soapy bubbles which we painstakingly tried to remove.

Luckily, there are no fumes in this process. It's just incredibly hot down there due to the heat being cranked to dry things out. (Note: the heat from the basement coming through the vent in our living room blew the circuit on our TV console twice -- we had to close the vent to prevent this from happening).

After the 3 hour wash session, places that were wet are now dry... only to show us the spots we missed and will have to do again tonight. Luckily, there aren't that many places to redo. No wonder people do this outside. Or on smooth surfaces. Pock-mocked basement floors with no drainage are a huge pain.

Plus, we realized we totally missed a spot -- meaning complete re-etching in a 3x4 foot area. For better or worse, it's in a high traffic area so I want to make sure its done right so the paint doesn't peel in a few years. I don't want to have to go through this again.