Quickie …looking for advice…experienced a little seepage with winter thaw. Had a contractor out he mentioned something out there he could inject under the 2×4 interior wall to stop the seepage? Any suggestions?
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Where is the seepage? Type of wall, poure concrete, concrete or lightweigth block, treated wood foundation? Is the surface drainage awy from the house correct? Does the foundation have drain tile at the footing? Where does it drain too? Sump pupm or daylight?
Dave
Virtually everyone here will tell you that the most important thing with seepage problems is to deal with the groundwater outside first.
The idea that injecting something under an interior wall will help is ridiculous. All that would accomplish it to trap the moisture behind the wall, which would promote mold and rot.
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