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Posted by marson on May 23, 2007, 10:37 pm
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> Todd.Seidenb...@gmail.com (Todd) says...
>
> > I am looking for any suggestions as to what I can use as an adhesive
> > to glue the edge of the plastic to the outside of the foundation of
> > the house....it has to be a weatherproof/waterproof bond that will
> > continue to hold the plastic to the house for many decades, if
> > possible.
>
> Why don't you just run the plastic to the foundation and put soil or
> rocks over it? I doubt that any adhesive will do what you want, and as
> long as the plastic dives down into the trench at a good angle, water
> won't run uphill.
>
> If you absolutely have to attach the plastic, think about a mechanical
> connection, perhaps a sheet metal reglet shot onto the foundation wall
> with ram studs. I think that's too much. Once the plastic is covered
> with dirt, it won't go anywhere.
>
> > (just to clarify, the plastic will be attached to the house, and then
> > scoop under the entire french drain assembly -> so from the bottom up,
> > it will be: Plastic, stone, PVC stone, landscape fabric, stone.)
>
> The PVC should be at the bottom. Plastic, PVC, stone, landscape fabric,
> stone. Use 2" washed drain rock. Pea gravel will plug with silt. If
> you have a couple feet of stone, skip the fabric, which will also plug
> over time.
>
> I'm taking your situation at face value - the water is sheeting down a
> slope and penetrating the basement wall. However, 9 times out of 10, if
> the basement is wet, the water is coming off of the roof. Downspouts
> should run into a tight line (NOT perforated) and discharge well
> downhill from the house or into a storm sewer.
>
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I'd combine the above advice (some sort of strip anchored to the
foundation) with a bead of something like sikkens or np1 between the
plastic and the concrete.
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