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How to treat cinder block basement walls
As your wall is draining, go outside and find the source of seeping water. Is improper landscaping allowing water to flow towards the house? All those rocks and stones along that wall could be accumulating and storing the water. Dump enough water along the side of your wall and sooner or later it will find a way to seep inside.
This situation can be corrected by removing the rocks and raising the grade of the soil around the house. Be sure to get the water to drain at least six feet away from the house.
Another method is to dig down to the footing, tar and plastic sheet the wall to waterproof it. You could even repair or replace the drain tiles that are next to the footing. Raise the grade when replacing the soil around the house. Even if the walls are waterproofed, you don't want water flowing around and next to the footings.
For this reason I don't promote basement-waterproofing systems that collect water with inside gutters. Nor do I think cutting the basement floor and installing inside drain tiles a very good solution. Don't collect water around the basement footing. Prevent it from getting there in the first place.
Cure the problem; don't treat the symptom.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 14 April 2009 11:34)







