I am not an expert on fixing cracks but I think I am near expert on water in the basement as I deal with it each time it rains or the snow melts. always keep in mind that water will pretty much go where it wants. it will take the path of least resistance and in this case maybe it is your basement floor and those cracks.. I'll find the name where sometimes you can solicit and then maybe you can get your Dad os or someone to read them to you. the maps I am referring to come from a federal office, the name is not appearing in my brain at the time , but it can tell you about water tables in your area. we know for instance that not far from our house is a underground stream which probably feeds underground water supply for this town" who knows. but you cannot get away from the water. I tend to agree with your Father as you can seal all those cracks up and you can even pour a beautiful new basement floor but that water will reappear someplace. . Lets say it costs$10,000 to fix that basement floor. that is this year. think of what it will cost in ten years..I dn not mean to be the bearer of bad news but again water will take the path of least resistance, especially in clay. Lee
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 06:21:12AM -0500, Claudia wrote: > Hi All, > > When we had this problem of water in our basement back in September of last > year, we had several companies come out and give us estimates for repairs. > None of them really touched the issue of cracks in the cement floor and how > to repair these! > What causes these cracks, and what can be done to permanently seal them? > Or, does this go back to having to repair foundation damage? > > This time around, the water is coming in through cracks in the cement floor! > My guess is that, with every subsequent rainfall, these cracks probably get > bigger, thus increasing our damage potential? > > We're really at a loss here, as to what to do! > My dad could probably loan us the money to get work done on this basement, > but he doesn't feel we should put more money into this house, especially on > such a large scale, as some of the estimates we received, so I'm hesitant to > ask! > > Claudia > > Join either of my groups; the first is for visually-impaired women, while > the other is for people wishing to discuss homemaking issues. > [email protected] > [email protected] > -- I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers to be feared. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. If we run into such debts, we must be taxed in our meat and drink, in our necessities and in our comforts, in our labor and in our amusements. If we can prevent the government from wasting the labor of the people, under the pretense of caring for them, they will be happy. -- Thomas Jefferson Are you curious? Visit my web site: http://www.sedac.mailsent.net
