block foundation waterproofing over deadman plates
Indiana Foundation installed footing anchors and foundation deadman plates on my attached garage. Four on one side and three on the other. We are at loggerheads on how to waterproof the assembly and place footer drains. I would have thought they would know how to do it by now, but apparently this is a new problem for them. We can easily spray a waterproofing over the block and plates and apply a protective membrane, but how do we do the same for the footer with the anchors in place? I suspect draping a fabric over the anchors will cause punctures from the stone. Pouring concrete over the anchors seems now cost prohibitive.
Any good ideas out there?
Thank you
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Your description confuses me. I generally interpret a "deadman" to be a flat plate or slab buried several feet from the wall being reinforced, with a rod or bolt between it and the wall surface.
And why do you need to waterproof a footing?
I do mean the deadman plates exactly as you describe. More specifically, the foundation wall/footer seam and prevent water from saturating the clay under the footer where it wall cause the footer to move up and down. We have clay for soil here, and I believe, if for no other reason, it is standard procedure to apply a waterproofing coating to protect the mortar joints between the blocks. I do not want water rising under the garage slab causing it to continue to move. It was not doweled to the foundation wall; there is no poly under it, and there is no mesh in the slab. A cheap build.
I want to keep this alive as long as possible.
Thoughts?
And thank you for offering help.