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Posted by marson on June 4, 2006, 6:03 pm
ameijers wrote:
> > Our old victorian farm house circa 1888 has foundation walls put in in
> > 1919. The walls do rest on a concrete footing and there is drainage
> > tile laying on the footing to the outside of the walls. The common
> > problem with the red block walls is the cement mortar was never
> > applied well enough to stop all leaks. Hence, we have a damp basement
> > that is basically only used for storage.
> > I have thought about a reasonably priced repair for many years. There
> > are no breaks in the wall but some areas are sloughing off a little.
> > Would it be possible to excavate the dirt back from the walls, then
> > seal with maybe black tar and use some kind of sheet plastic on the
> > outside before backfilling? I've also thought of pressure treated
> > wood walls. We happen to be in the midwest. Any ideas about
> > successful solutions to this problem? One side of the house is a lot
> > worse than the rest and would be nice to just do part of the house at
> > a time. I question whether jacking the house up and pouring new
> > foundation walls would be cost effective as far as ever getting a
> > return on investment. Thanks for any responses.
yes it would be possible to excavate it and apply a foundation
coating. i would also add a barrier such as a dimple membrane (google
system platon). but all this isn't going to be that cheap, and you can
imagine what it will do to your yard for awhile. i guess it comes down
to how bad you want to fix the moisture problem.
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