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Don't let waterproofing your home without the aid of professionals intimidate you. There are many different products out on the market to assist you in waterproofing your basement. Here are some of the choices to help you decide:
Basement Dry: To use this product, a hole is drilled into the basement floor, a probe is then inserted into the hole. The probe is essential for detecting ground water. Once water is detected, the probe will suck up the water into the self-priming pump. What makes this product effective is, when the water is removed from under the floor, the pressure is removed also. If the water was never removed, pressure would still be present, resulting in the water being pushed into any crack in the floor or wall.
Crystalline basement waterproofing: Used all over the world for many years. Highly effective as it penetrates deep inside your walls/floor where the crystals expand over the years sealing it permanently! Withstands extremely high pressure. Can be applied to any concrete surface. Comes as a powder in bucket, you just mix it with water and apply with roller or brush according to instruction.
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Warning! Be Very Very careful what product you purchase! There are some unscrupulous companies who will sell you "Industrial Strength" basement wateproofing products used in Commercial applications which may NOT be suitable for the Residential use! They can contain harmful chemicals, incl. carcinogens !
ALWAYS, ALWAYS check their MSDS sheets, Disclaimer and Privacy statement. If they don't have them posted stear clear of them, or contact BBB or Federal Trade Commission if you live in the USA or other appropriate government agencies if you live in other countries! Good ideas is also to ask for the government sponsored study about the Long-term effects of using these products in a residential dwellings - especially if the product Does contain known carcinogens like silica etc... After all you don't want your children or pets to play in an area with the walls full of possible long-term releasing harmful substances, right? |
SquidGee Dry: This fabrication works on poured and block walls. With block walls, water is trapped in the holes of the block. To drain the water simply drill small holes on the bottom layer of block, using the SquidGee Dry. It is not necessary to drill in every single block. Once the water is released it goes to the SquidGee Dry. With poured walls the process is also simple. Unlike block walls, poured walls are not hollow. Water comes through the cracks and goes to the "cold joint" (where the floor and wall meet. Seal these cracks from top to bottom. But leave the very bottom unsealed, so the water can then go to the SquidGee Dry.
Another alternative is to go to your town's hardware store, and buy some Concrete Water-proofer. This method may be the least expensive route to do it yourself waterproofing, but also the least reliable. The process is also quite easy, but this is where the time consuming part comes in to play. Depending on how many cracks you have or wish to fill. To prepare the floor or walls when fixing and mending cracks you would want to follow these four steps:
1. Chisel a rectangular "U" shaped groove along crack.
2. Remove debris from groove by flushing with water and scrubbing with a brush.
3. Fill groove with a fast-setting hydraulic cement compound available at building supply stores.
4. Apply the cement water-proofer, over the repaired area, as directed on the product.
Well, here you have some choices on How to waterproof you basement by yourself. Just pick one of the options above, and your home should be dry in no time.
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