you may want to also price a dehumidifier for your basement. this helps to keep your basement from smelling and molding when you have a constant wet or damp situation from your floor. This is a common situatuation in alot of older homes in in Illinois and Wisconsin. But they also usually have sump pumps installed in the floor area, like a small square or round area opening 2 to 3 feet deep where the pump goes that pumps out the water that builds up under the foundation area.