basement waterproofing

Sunny Posted: Feb 17, 2004 12:09 AM

basement waterproofing

anyone know anything about this?

Cindy Posted: Feb 17, 2004 09:47 AM

Re: basement waterproofing

We are in the process of having our basement done...as we speak. Before they started we had them put the waterproofing on. I am not sure if that is what you are referring to. It was something that he painted on.

Sunny Posted: Feb 17, 2004 07:39 PM

Re: basement waterproofing

That is exactly what I am referring to- thanks!

Was it expensive?

Cindy Posted: Feb 17, 2004 07:46 PM

Re: basement waterproofing

If we are talking about the same thing, it is something you buy and could do it yourself. Since we are having the basement done, the guy just charged us a little extra to do it. It just looked like white paint on the concrete before they started. Then they did the framing, insullation,etc...

AndreaLMT Posted: Feb 17, 2004 07:54 PM

Re: basement waterproofing

If you're talking about the paint-on stuff- it's called Super Thero Seal, you can get it at Home Depot. I think it's about $25-35/bucket. My fiance just did this to our basement!!! You usually need 2 coats I think.

wacky Posted: Feb 17, 2004 09:22 PM

Re: basement waterproofing

Are you experiencing leaks now?

Sunny Posted: Feb 18, 2004 12:09 AM

Re: basement waterproofing

We have had leaks in the past in 2 of the rooms. One leak we 'repaired' by using tar and tar paper- the other one kind of went away when we cleaned out the gutters. We still get a little water when it POURS.

We want to seal the walls before we sheetrock- we currently have paneling and are going to rip it down to make sheetrock walls.