We’ve been having some seepage in one corner of our house. It’s curious, because I took a look at the gutters, landscaping, etc. – and it seems like the situation should be okay. Regardless, I’m going to pull the gutter runoff even further away from the house and work on making sure the grade very much slopes away from the house.
So, while I’m going to do everything I can on the outside, I was thinking that using a can of Drylok on that corner could help a bit as well. Anyone have any experience with this? Does it actually work?
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do you have a crack or does the wall get moist and run water? if it seeps through the wall i have used drylock with pretty good success.there might be something better that a basement contractor uses ,but i don't know what.
if a man speaks in the forest,and there's not a woman to hear him,is he still wrong?
I generally think it's just moisture seeping through.
My problem the products like Drylock is that you're stopping the water on the wrong side. If the product does what it says then you end up with a completely wet foundation and now the water that has been permeating the wall now has no where to go.
Seems its always better to fix from outside. I know no one wants to hear that but its usually true.
I've had good luck with it in my shop. It's ~4' below grade on three sides; five rows of block, filled with vermiculite (got a bunch free), tarred on the outside with the normal stuff.
Had some seepage in heavy rain when first built (it's at the bottom iof a slope); used the powdered Drylock you mix with water; no dark damp spots since, eight years later.
I did drill a hole for a TapCon to mount a vacuum floor sweep; water actually came up through the hole around the screw in a heavy rain!
Wonderful to "paint" with, too - like spreading whipped cream on toast!
Forrest - dry