Would you be able to suggest a product that you have that would hold out the water permenantly?
Question:
I live in Campbell River, B.C.,Canada and I have an annoying problem with hydrostatic pressure in a house I have built. It is a ten foot high foundation wall with water weeping in through the joint between the slab and the wall/footing. I read that the only fix would be to install a sump pit and pump. Would you be able to suggest a product that you
have that would hold out the water permenantly? Please reply ASAP as it is the rainy season and this is troubling my clients.
Answer:
To permanently waterproof/seal the wall/floor joint after removing any previously applied products:
Prime 3-4″ up the wall & on the floor w/PermaFlex,
Fill/seal the joint using a 1″ sealing bead of LRB/TAV,
Surface coat over all w/PermaFlex.
Interior DRAIN SYSTEMS: Do not waterproof, they will only pump or slope water out from under or from around a home. No one who installs drain systems can or will guarantee that “not a single molecule of moisture, water, vapor, or radon will ever enter your basement”. This is a fact and if a “drain installer” says anything different, he is either lying or misinformed. Drains whether beneath the floor or around the exterior of the foundation encourages water to enter them and this water is piped to a sump pit to then be pumped back outside. This method is called “water meditation” not water proofing therefore moisture can still permeate through the concrete not to mention cracks, joints, and seams. Drain systems specifically beneath the slab can cause constant settling, more cracks, and forces cracks and joints to open further due to erosion of what is supposed
to be “undisturbed earth”. When a new home is built they would excavate for the construction of the foundation. The foundation should always be built upon “undisturbed earth” never upon earth that has been removed and then put back or much more settling can occur.
Concrete is not “waterproof”, concrete is porous, the earth surrounding every foundation will always be wet/moist and moisture does permeate through concrete. Drain systems are designed to pump water not dry up the earth surrounding a home ~ that’s impossible.
EXTERIOR DRAIN SYSTEMS: Exterior drain systems can be placed around the footer on the exterior of a foundation and run away from the home DOWN HILL. The purpose is to catch standing water and move it down hill away from the home. This is helpful to reduce “standing water” from around a foundation therefore reducing “negative hydrostatic pressure” but will not waterproof; this is still “water mitigation”. This method is not always applicable since not all homes are on a hill and may not have enough slope to do so.
EXTERIOR COATINGS: Exterior coatings will only reroute the water it deflects to the next “least rout of resistance” for it to enter. Specifically, to the wall/floor junction, any cracks in the floor, cold joints, or permeate up through the concrete to create a damp, saturated floor.
Sani-Tred SYSTEM: We Keep The Water Out! The Sani-Tred system is 100% life time warranted, permanently waterproof, vapor-proof, moisture-proof, radon-proof permanently flexible and will remain permanently adhered. Sani-Tred products are life time warranted because they withstand more “negative hydrostatic pressure” than can possibly occur anywhere in any basement for the lifetime of the home. Not a single molecule of ANYTHING can possibly enter any foundation once it has been sealed. No water – no water
damage. No moisture – no rising humidity. No rising humidity – no mold, no musty odors, mold related illnesses etc. No radon – no radon related health problems.
