Rantxit

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Didn't you take Dutch psychology 101?

Get him a new toy. (Duh!) He'll be dying to try it out!

https://www.amazon.com/02845A-Electric-Demolition-Chisels-Protection/dp/B000K7U3G4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473333500&sr=8-2&keywords=concrete+breaker

2- Did you ever figure out where the water is coming from?

3- If the water table is high, a french drain isn't gonna help.

4- If there's concrete pavement around the house, the water isn't coming from below ground, unless your water table is high.

It comes from different places at different times. This last time, I have no idea. It was finally 100% dry and then we get 5 inches of rain in a day and the entire floor is wet again. The interior french drains is more to fix the issue that the dams afixed to the floor around the edge are creating. They are leaking in several spots and not correctly angled to allow flow into the sumps. Hence, now they are directing no water into the sumps and it is all coming out in a multitude of places and pooling in areas of low floor elevation. Interior french drain will direct water to the sumps.

Ideally we need exterior ones and an impermeable layer all the way around the house, but that isn't a this year project.

[SAT 9,609]

You lost me, what do you mean "Interior french drains"? is there such a thing?

Exterior french drains are not going to help you.

You need to waterproof that foundation.

I think you mentioned that the foundation is cinder blocks.

The cement (mortar) technology from as little as 25 years ago, is far inferior to today's technology.

So whatever they used for your house, it's probably not waterproof.

If it's an even older "Lime-based" mortar, they're not designed to be waterproof, they're designed to "channel" the water to the lowest point.

But you don't even know if it's coming in between the sill and the sill plate (where foundation meets wall).

You have to isolate where the water is coming from before you can fix it.

Get someone local to look at it. They've probably seen this problem before.

Otherwise, this company has great waterproofing products.

http://www.drylok.com/formulas/drylok-extreme/

[SAT 9,609]

Here, go get Dutch a new gun and crossbow, he'll do whatever you want.

Work like ox, all day long.....

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[N-o-l-a 7,167]

You lost me, what do you mean "Interior french drains"? is there such a thing?

Exterior french drains are not going to help you.

You need to waterproof that foundation.

I think you mentioned that the foundation is cinder blocks.

The cement (mortar) technology from as little as 25 years ago, is far inferior to today's technology.

So whatever they used for your house, it's probably not waterproof.

If it's an even older "Lime-based" mortar, they're not designed to be waterproof, they're designed to "channel" the water to the lowest point.

But you don't even know if it's coming in between the sill and the sill plate (where foundation meets wall).

You have to isolate where the water is coming from before you can fix it.

Get someone local to look at it. They've probably seen this problem before.

Otherwise, this company has great waterproofing products.

http://www.drylok.com/formulas/drylok-extreme/

Interior french drains are a thing.

No cinderblock.

We don't have the money to have it professionally fixed, it would be better just to buy a new house in that case.

Water comes in from a variety of sources, hydrostatically, through cracks, sometimes over the top.

I have drylock and it worked well at my mother's house, but, our basement is huge and requires something to mitigate the water that will get in. Everyone's basement was wet this year without exception and a lot of farmers lost their crops. No amount of waterproofing is going to stop the 5 inch rainfalls in one day or the flooding we are in store for this Spring unless we turn our house into a boat.

[SAT 9,609]

Looka here, somewhere in this pic, is where your water is coming from. Find it.

[SAT 9,609]

Interior french drains are a thing.

No cinderblock.

We don't have the money to have it professionally fixed, it would be better just to buy a new house in that case.

Water comes in from a variety of sources, hydrostatically, through cracks, sometimes over the top.

I have drylock and it worked well at my mother's house, but, our basement is huge and requires something to mitigate the water that will get in. Everyone's basement was wet this year without exception and a lot of farmers lost their crops. No amount of waterproofing is going to stop the 5 inch rainfalls in one day or the flooding we are in store for this Spring unless we turn our house into a boat.

Have it professionally looked at for the "troubleshooting" phase.

DIY for the "fix it" phase.

Yes, modern technology will keep the water out, The same way it keeps water "in" in an in-ground pool.

My house kept 8 inches of water out during hurricane Sandy.

It depends on how much you're willing to spend....

The drylok should be applied to the outside of the foundation to work best.

Somewhere in this company's line up, will be solutions for your cracks, and waterproofing.

It's expensive.

http://epoxy.com/

[SAT 9,609]

here's a giant moon cake.

But, why do they have to squat.....

[Ontarkie 14,221]

Didn't take the City long to inspect the new ac. I have no idea how that went.

The electricians are here now, to fix the power to the unit. Seems it's another half ### job by the ppl who worked on this house before.

They tapped into the power outside the house. The main power box, they didn't bother to install a breaker box or anything.

The guys yesterday tried turning the power off from the box in the house but couldn't find anything. ( I marked the breakers of the ones I knew)

So he turned it off at the box next to the unit but it didn't shut it off. He ended up having to turn the power off to the house. He said if there was ever a power surge or any other issues there is nothing to trip the power so it could just blow the unit or start a fire.

Man I don't know if the Hillbilly is going to survive the bills from all this stuff. He said if he knew the ac was going to go he would have put in a less expensive roof.

I need to get him more life insurance gees!

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

I had already bought some water sealing concrete thing and drylock because I figured with the basement dried out I could work on it, only for it to get ridiculously wet again. Probably won't be dry enough to do stuff to for at least another 2 weeks unless we get another big rain storm.

For the outside, I'd like to french drain it and put waterproof membrane from the base of the foundation all the way up and above ground level in the areas in which we are having problems, i.e. the 1920ish walls. I just don't think we have the time to do it before winter and winter is coming soon.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Didn't take the City long to inspect the new ac. I have no idea how that went.

The electricians are here now, to fix the power to the unit. Seems it's another half ### job by the ppl who worked on this house before.

They tapped into the power outside the house. The main power box, they didn't bother to install a breaker box or anything.

I think that is the only thing they did right on our house.

The yellow star one is the AC breaker. The metal one on the left is the generator breaker.

Edited September 8, 2016 by N-o-l-a

[TBoneTX 45,284]

yes I am and I bumped the air up to Many looks like I may move it to Many to try out

Congratulations on the fancy Polish thermostat, D ma'am.

However, Many degrees is approaching Ecu levels, sweat man.

1. Didn't take the City long to inspect the new ac. I have no idea how that went.

2. Man I don't know if the Hillbilly is going to survive the bills from all this stuff [...] I need to get him more life insurance gees!

1. They condemned it and ordered it ripped out, sigh D ma'am.

They also ordered you to install more pre-owned toilet seats, get with the times D ma'am.

2. Do it in a hurry, D ma'am.

winter is coming soon.

Texas Many (months till winter), Great White North zero, sigh ma'am.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

Alright, I'll give an example of a small area problem in the basement. This one, I know where the water is coming from and doesn't produce that much water comparatively.

This is by our cold cellar sump. The foundation leak is not even a foot from the sump, but yet the water doesn't go towards the sump, but rather into the dam, leaks out of the bottom of the dam and across the entire length of our basement and then pools.

Weird crack in foundation wall that was previously repaired before we bought the house.

Curiously dry sump surround. The dams are supposed to be emptying into the other sump.

Ground under foundation crack and other side of the wall than that sump. The dam leak is next to the sump though, so it isn't the wall preventing drainage.

Where most of the water is draining now because the sealant on the dam gave way recently:

This is open sewer access and we are not supposed to be sending basement water into it for a variety of reasons. Mostly because our town's sewage lift can't handle everyone doing it.

[TBoneTX 45,284]

Mrs. T-B. got Mini-B.'s hairs all cut yesterday, shorn wee man.

She finally might have found a barber whom he can abide, impatient wee man.

Is Skool Pikchur Day today at skool, handsome wee man.

Mini-B. awoke us this morn to explain the mechanical features of his Darth Vader mask, communicative wee man.

The dam leak

We know that you're upset, Nola-B. ma'am, but profanity! Reported!!!

[TBoneTX 45,284]

Many individual POTS orders to fill, anxious they man.

Yesterday's large corporate contract delayed small-order fulfillment, priorities man.

Afternoon/evenin', absent Commie- and other babes with +1 inventories!

[SAT 9,609]

I'll examine it more later.

But off hand, that crack is not properly repaired. They just made it harder for you because they covered up the concrete with tar. Epoxy injection was the proper repair as it is both structural and water proofing.

That tar needs to be cleaned off now before you can inject epoxy.

You can consider under pinning that section. Like cut away a 1 foot wide section of that foundation and pour new concrete