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11-05-2009, 05:55 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Media, Pa.
Posts: 2
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Leaky foundation
Hello All.
I'm new to this site and hoping to get some help on my leaky crawl space.
My crawl space is block and water is leaking through it.
Now I already exstended the outside drains farther away from the house, and also back filled around the foundation, so water moves awy from the house.
I'm looking to see if anyone has ever tried a rubberized basement block paint, that stops water from seeping through the wall. |
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11-05-2009, 01:57 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Media, Pa.
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WOW, was really hoping to get some feed back from this site. Big disapointment.
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11-05-2009, 02:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Metro Detroit
Posts: 553
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I've never have had any luck with painting anything on the inside of a foundation to stop water leakage. A foundation is not like the hull of a ship - it is not water proof. You must divert water away from the basement with proper slope on the surface and with a proper drain field around the outer perimeter at the footing level.
My suggestion is to explore the outside of the wall that is leaking and see what is causing the leak.
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11-05-2009, 08:55 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 1
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You really should have a professional check that out - look into Epoxy Crack repair.
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11-13-2009, 06:26 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: atlanta
Posts: 28
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epoxy crack repair on a conc masonary block wall ? ? ? imagine you'd like to sell the mtl - forget that method, hammer,,, at $50 per gal, you'll go bankrupt & our jr member'll be relaxin' on a new boat 
travelover's got the right tack - NOTHING painted on the inside'll work ( even if i do it ),,, 'sides, it'd only hide the damage, not prevent it,,, ask the 4 h/o's who've had their walls collapse here in atl - we've got the repair work,,, its not pretty ! 'sides, even your pics show your method won't work !
look for sonneborn's sonolastic & miradrain as benchmarks of quality products,,, good luck w/the shovels & picks,,, bldrs often backfill w/rocks, boulders, stumps, etc
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