Basement Waterproofing Project

a project i had to do for a my Construction Management/ Building Materials and Methods class at DelTech

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Waterproofing
• basement

[URAconstructor]

HAHAHAHAHA "They told me here at home depot" HAHAHAHA Getting advise from home depot staff is like asking for nutritional advice from McDonalds employees

[SedatedCretinStudios]

haha, i didn't ask... they were try to sell me shit

[Discophreak]

how unusual home depot recommends behr over dry lock. i wonder why? they'll probably recommend behr over ben moore too. home garbage depot.

[SedatedCretinStudios]

haha, so true

[klyde333]

Hey, I was wondering if you ever get any sediment in the drainage tank.

[SedatedCretinStudios]

yes, that is common, it will not really affect the sump pump unless it's really bad. if you feel that it is a problem you can manually empty the barrel by paling the water out and cleaning out the crud.

[defrankond]

you obviously dont know what your talking about. even more of a point, you dont even know how to spell.

[GVideoShare]

@SedatedCretinStudios sit the pump raised above the basin's bottom to avoid the settling sediments

[kokuryukia]

If there's no civil drain you way need a dry well. Then fill with 3/4 temper, G.A. temper, soil temper.

That's how it's done :)

Post script. If you're doing a repair. Fill cracks with hydraulic cement. It dries very quickly so prepare only small amounts at a time.

[kokuryukia]

No mention of weeping tile, and proper drainage for window wells. Example, there's different types of ground (rock, clay, sand and soil).Each drain differently. For a window well install drainage tube, T connect to the weeping tile and fill with 3/4 clear stone. For the foundation walls, tar, membrane from ground surface to covering the footing, anchored with 1" tapcons and place weeping tile (building code in my area requires a sleeve) beside the footing tied in civil drainage. If there civil

[gatekeeper65]

just another unqualified individual posting unqualified information as the real thing. He even says it's a project for some course, so he's obviously inexperienced at that point. People really need to stop posting information on subjects that they really know less than everything about, as it's a serious dis-service to people who don't know any better, and follow their advice. It can cost a homeowner a lot of time and money only to realize the job was done improperly and needs to be redone.

[DJfive5six]

i can get three good quad core pc's for the price of one mac book quad core....but thanks anyway

[stridar2010]

@Discophreak I thought that was weird too. You may have to put DRYLOK on in 2 coats with a brush but that's because its a thick latex based paint that you know will work. Also, the reason why you want to apply it with a brush for the first coat is to fill all the small porous holes and cracks in the masonry. You can apply the second coat of DRYLOK with a roller.

Whoever told him Behr is the better product doesn't have a clue, or is lazy. . .or both.

[KingKook]

@wtrprfr1 Interior french drain, sump well & pump system works fine IF you also seal concrete walls with appropriate vapor barrier material, floor to ceiling, that keeps moisture from entering living space. A proper vapor barrier material blocks water & moisture but allows air to permeate, keeping the space against the concrete wall dry. The outside dig approach is better but not always necessary, especially if the amount of water penetration is not excessive, a gallon or two after a heavy rain.

[cubiche548]

@SedatedCretinStudios I dislike you. Please, learn gramatic

[unitedgilsonitelabs]

You an apply DRYLOK just like Behr, and just like DRYLOK, your need to apply Behr until it fills the pores of the masonry, not just one coat.