thanks R J, I have no water coming thru these cracks but it is hevy number on my front wall. Lee
wet clay which isOn do ngWed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:12:57PM -0500, RJ wrote: > There is some kind of epoxy for cement that the contractor put on my son's > house that not only sealed the cracks, but stop the water leak. > I would call a supply store and ask about what they have. > RJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Lee A. Stone > To: Blind Handyman > Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:23 > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] reparing a solid concrete wall > > > > > > I have a few new cracks in the wall a couple of them are verticl and > run from the top of the wall down to the floor. this solid concrete wall > . only goes to ground level andthen there is three layers of cinder > block. . the worst problem is a maybe 6 foot long new crack that has > opened up which is horizontal . that crack is wide and deep a few feet > it is as much as 5 inches deep and open almost 3 inches . so here is my > plan and tell me what you think. the deepest part of that crack I was > thinking of spraying in foam insulation . to do two things. to help fill > the gap but maybe also to give the new concrete something to bind to > if that makes sense. I know the deep crack or ther others must be damp > first so the old concretedoes not suck out the water / moisture from > what we put in. this all should make a good winter project as there is > some heat in the basement. . I could let it all go but then like a > neighbor get charged some $20,000 to replace the wall. Lee > > -- > Q: How many Californians does it take to screw in a lightbulb? > A: Five. One to screw in the lightbulb and four to share the > experience. (Actually, Californians don't screw in > lightbulbs, they screw in hot tubs.) > > Q: How many Oregonians does it take to screw in a light bulb? > A: Three. One to screw in the lightbulb and two to fend off all > those Californians trying to share the experience. > . > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > -- Q: How many Californians does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Five. One to screw in the lightbulb and four to share the experience. (Actually, Californians don't screw in lightbulbs, they screw in hot tubs.) Q: How many Oregonians does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Three. One to screw in the lightbulb and two to fend off all those Californians trying to share the experience. .