when the contracter fixed my wall last april; he poured something into the crack from the outside. it was rather watery. He poured and poured and in about 4 hours there was this stuff in the hole in the basement, and all the way along the crack both inside and outside. He then patched over that.
On Wed, 16 Dec 2009, 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] > >
