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10-05-00, 07:56 AM
I have a 75 year old home with a leaky basement, there are some vein like cracks on the wall and some gapping on the ceiling . I have cleaned the gutters however some water is still accumulating on the front porch directly above the leaky wall. I am looking into the Epoxy injection , is there anything else I can try. Also how much does it usually cost to have the Epoxy injected ?
10-08-00, 02:19 PM
Before injection is beneficial the cause of the cracking should be determined and corrected.
It's counterproductive to inject non static cracks. Analyzing the cause might be within the realm of a contractor for some obvious things but structural analysis and certified remedies are an engineers job.
To stop the water bridge the cracks with hydraulic cement. Hydraulic cement sets rapidly; it's waterproof and it's sometimes used to bridge gaps and cement ports prior to coating with resin and injecting cracks. I am not aware of fixed rate schedules for injection.
It's counterproductive to inject non static cracks. Analyzing the cause might be within the realm of a contractor for some obvious things but structural analysis and certified remedies are an engineers job.
To stop the water bridge the cracks with hydraulic cement. Hydraulic cement sets rapidly; it's waterproof and it's sometimes used to bridge gaps and cement ports prior to coating with resin and injecting cracks. I am not aware of fixed rate schedules for injection.
10-08-00, 06:50 PM
I had a leaky basement due to a crack that moved in the spring and fall. I was going to use epoxy injection (I work for a precast company) but was advised by some engineers at work not to use it because the crack would open up again at the next season change. Therefore I chipped the crack out approx 1/4 inch and put in silicone caulking then tarred over the area and put a board over it before backfilling to save the tar from erosiion it never leaked for the last 7 yrs. The silicone was flexible so it moved with the crack and did not tear off with the season change.