Just finished the french drains this winter, so far everything is dry as can be!!
But the two sump pumps are running every few minutes and it sounds like a constant waterfall as they keep filling up.
Still haven't sealed the walls, going to put an inch or two of spray foam on them to insulate and create a vapor barrier, before framing. Did it in my last house and it made a BIG difference in humidity. Going to try doing myself this time (
http://www.fomofoam.com) even though it costs the same as having it done. I have a few other places I want done which would be hard/expensive to include (a crawl space, in some eves, etc.)
My parents have been without power the last two days (whole neighborhood) luckily they are at the top of a hill and dont get much water. I'd be screwed if I lost power, doubt I could keep up bailing out the sump pumps by hand.