Waterproofing Your Basement

Easy Step by Step instructions on how to waterproof your basement.

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• Basement
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• Wet
• Remodel
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[unitedgilsonitelabs]

Your comment is well thought out, however remember that we are surrounded by the air which exerts 14.7 lbs. /square inch on us at all times.There is total pressure"absolute pressure" and "Pressure caused only by the water which is called, "gauge pressure."A cubic inch of water weighs 0.036 pounds so each foot of water weighs 0.432 pounds.Then at the bottom of a column of water which experiences 10 psi the height of the column would be: 10psi/0.4332 psi/foot = 23 foot column of water.

[unitedgilsonitelabs]

Engineers will recommend not sealing a wall with a nonbreathable coating because of structural damage. DRYLOK has a small permeable rating, which allows the coating to breathe and not trap moisture in the block. If the coating is applied properly and to a properly prepared surface, it will not peal and will holdup longer than the 10 year warranty.

[unitedgilsonitelabs]

DRYLOK is not formulated to withstand foot traffic, so we do not recommend it for floors.

[Yz85rider338]

@unitedgilsonitelabs will drylok still help with the basement flooring even though it is not reccomended?

[unitedgilsonitelabs]

@Yz85rider338 There are customers who have had success with DRYLOK on the floor as an undercoat to a carpet or matting. The DRYLOK Extreme would have less grit and probably hold up better to traffic. Again there would be no warranty for this application.



[truehooper1]

will it provide lasting protection from someone who has an inground sprinkler system on 2-3 hours a day twice a week.

[unitedgilsonitelabs]

@truehooper1 Yes, DRYLOK holds back a wall of water 22 ft high (10 psi) a basement waterproofer only needs to withstand 4 psi.

[GVLucia501]

nice vid

[cooneyphotography]

@unitedgilsonitelabs Where are you getting this 22ft high water = 10PSI? The pressure of the Earth's atmosphere is already 14.7PSI at sea level and increases significantly as you go underwater...by my calculations, the pressure at 22ft of water would be 24PSI...

[arnoldcustom]

well the video will not post, but bottom line is it will peal over time, wast of money to even think to seal on the in side

[WanderleiSilva29]

i have a wet basement.... sometimes i get actual water, not just moisture. I was thinking of putting down this dry-lok stuff and then put down some foam puzzle mat flooring...... would the mat flooring be wize if my basement is wet?

[badosaur]

how about basement floor? can i use this?