Basement - cracks and water Qs
About 7 or 8 years ago we had a crack in our basement foundation and water got in. My husband added some drainage tile going away from our house in that area. On the inside, he put quickcrete over the crack. In 2020, I propped up a piece of drywall in that area and didn’t check it until about a month ago. When I moved it, I discovered water was seeping in toward the bottom of the wall. It was enough to cause the plaster to develop some black mold. I cleaned up the mold but want to fix the wall so water doesn’t get in. 1) Should I just use more quickcrete on the bottom section of the wall? Or should I be doing something different? 2) I also see a crack between the wall and floor. It looks like there was some filler along the sides, but am not sure what it is. I also saw some videosy that show how to seal this area, and just as many that said not to fill/seal this area. Could someone look at the photos and tell me if I should leave it or consider sealing it with some form of caulk or black foam filler? 3) I don’t know what the straight lines are in the floor between the slabs (not next to the wall). See the photos with the red arrows. Note- these are not my photos but they show the area I am trying to describe. In some areas in my basement, it looks like there is some sort of grout between the slabs. In other areas the gap looks like nothing is between them. All of the gaps, filled or not, are only about 1/4 inch wide. Should I make sure the gaps are filled, and if so, what should I fill it with? 4) I have a ton of pill bugs (rollee polies) in our basement. Could the be coming in from any or all of these spaces? Thank you for any constructive ideas/guidance you can provide. submitted by /u/KindheartednessIcy12 [link] [comments]
| | About 7 or 8 years ago we had a crack in our basement foundation and water got in. My husband added some drainage tile going away from our house in that area. On the inside, he put quickcrete over the crack. In 2020, I propped up a piece of drywall in that area and didn’t check it until about a month ago. When I moved it, I discovered water was seeping in toward the bottom of the wall. It was enough to cause the plaster to develop some black mold. I cleaned up the mold but want to fix the wall so water doesn’t get in. 1) Should I just use more quickcrete on the bottom section of the wall? Or should I be doing something different? 2) I also see a crack between the wall and floor. It looks like there was some filler along the sides, but am not sure what it is. I also saw some videosy that show how to seal this area, and just as many that said not to fill/seal this area. Could someone look at the photos and tell me if I should leave it or consider sealing it with some form of caulk or black foam filler? 3) I don’t know what the straight lines are in the floor between the slabs (not next to the wall). See the photos with the red arrows. Note- these are not my photos but they show the area I am trying to describe. In some areas in my basement, it looks like there is some sort of grout between the slabs. In other areas the gap looks like nothing is between them. All of the gaps, filled or not, are only about 1/4 inch wide. Should I make sure the gaps are filled, and if so, what should I fill it with? 4) I have a ton of pill bugs (rollee polies) in our basement. Could the be coming in from any or all of these spaces? Thank you for any constructive ideas/guidance you can provide. [link] [comments] |
