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My basement walls are very old poured concrete, and the outside was recently completely excavated and waterproofed. Smaller cracks and holes were filled with non-shrinking grout, as is usually done. I now want to fix broken and flaking areas on the interior wall. Some are crevices or small...

Thanks for the replies. I clarified today that apparently the "theoretical rule" is 1:1 slope away from the footing (the wall in my case) according to the engineer. He also indicated that we should go more, and that 1:3 is fine. Yes, there may be some safety factor added here to make it 1:3...

In an effort to reduce this overall moisture under my basement floor and walls, I am installing an interior weeping tile. My foundation walls have no footing (this is known from foundation repair and exterior excavation last year). The bottom of the wall is at the bottom of the floor slab level...