Hello, after heavy rain my basement has started to take in some water. Its an older stone basement. Any tips to help seal the leak would be much appreciated.
2007-11-27 14:28:39 · 8 answers · asked by debhosc 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i coated my inside stone basement walls with white thoro-seal...now if i get a small leak it shows up on the wall as a stain running down the wall...then i just put some hydraulic cement in the hole....in a stone wall if you stop one leak the water will back up on the outside till it finds another place to come in...or drains off...short of digging the outside up and waterproofing the whole exterior wall this has worked for me
2007-11-27 14:57:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Before trying to fix the problem you need to figure what caused the water to enter.
If the water table went up and into your basement you can seal the walls all you want but it will not fix it.
Basement moisture problems are most commonly caused by poor drainage. Make sure your gutters are clean and that they drain away from the house.
Make sure the soil around your house is graded properly to drain water away from your basement.
Many times just routing the water from the gutters away from the house will solve the problem.
Before spending thousands on fixes you might find it worthwhile to hire an engineer to determine where the water is coming from and what the best approach to management is.
2007-11-27 17:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by mike b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The confusing and magnificent thank you to restoration is to dig down on the outdoors of the basement wall and reapply some form of asphalt waterproofing. the different technique, extra of a band-help answer is to color the in the partitions with UGL Waterproofing paint (obtainable @ maximum Ace shops). It is going on almost with the consistency of soupy pudding. would ought to repaint with this product each couple years although to maintain water resistant features.
2016-11-12 22:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stone? Well if it's concrete and you have water seeping in through cracks then you need to chamfer the crack and then apply an epoxy in the crack. Stone........well I would put perf-pipe around the outside to divert the water elsewhere, then I would check the inside to see if there was any seepage and seal with epoxy.
2007-11-27 14:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by Chief Turtle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to a concrete motar outlet and they sell all different kind of things you mix with water. Some will adhere and not shrink and you can put it in the cracks to seal. Mix it and use a rubber float or trowell.
2007-11-27 14:37:03 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Car 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First is to locate the leak. Then you can apply some concrete mortar to seal the crack.
2007-11-27 15:06:25 · answer #6 · answered by Joeyboy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
contact a co that specializes in this, has to inject sealer into the ground around foundation,
2007-11-27 14:32:47 · answer #7 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.americanleakdetection.com/services-residential.php
2007-11-29 11:29:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋