Topic: | Contractor to repair basement water leak |
Posted_By:
seed 2013-02-16 20:20:56 MST |
Could some one recommend a contractor to fix basement water leak? There is a crack on the basement wall which needs to be sealed/fixed from both inside and outside. On the outside, the crack is located ~3 feet below the ground - which means some dirt digging/removing work will be needed. In addition to sealing the crack, some grading work is needed to divert water from flowing toward the house during heavy rain. Thank you for sharing your experience. David |
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seed 2013-02-16 20:21:11 MST |
It is good that you did find the grading problem, which is very common in most leaking situations, and probably the main issue you need to fix. A cheap and simple fix is to borrow certain dirt to the pond area so as to exclude pond formation, and use Epoxy kit to patch the wall from inside. You can buy 2 or 3 tubes of Epoxy kit from HomeDepot, which may cost you $30 in total. Surely the best fix is to excavate dirt from outside and patch cracks from outside too. When wall from outside is exposed, let it dry for few days, pathch asphalt tart after epoxy is applied. But this complete fix could cost you up to $500- $1,000. I had exactly the same situation, but I did it by myself, and found excavation seemed not necessary. Pressure injection of Epoxy also seems not necessary, and hard to apply. Good luck! |
Posted_By:
seed 2013-02-16 20:21:29 MST |
301 832 2116 mike libke at all state America water proofing is specialized in this. |
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seed 2013-02-26 18:45:13 MST |
I would like to share some experience some of you may find useful. Recently I had my basement wall crack and water leak issue inspected by four contractors. Below are the proposals I got: 1. Allstate American, Inc. 1) install 16 ft floor system; 2) install 1 heavy duty pump system; 3) install 1 battery back up system; 4) install 16 feet Dura Shield Paneling; 5) install 60 ft exterior drain buried. total cost: $5,430.00 2. Seal-Tite Basement Waterproofing Co. Fix from outside - excavate by hand 6.5 - 7 ft to footer, seal with hydrolic concrete swell-tite membrane, refill soil. 20 year warranty no leak. cost: $2,000.00 3. TRIAD Basement Waterproofing, Inc. Fix from inside: use epoxy injection cost: $1,615.00 4. NV Waterproofing Fix from inside: use epoxy injection. 10 year warranty cost: $800.00 My tenants and I agreed to use NV Waterproofing to do the job. David |
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