Asked on Oct 17, 2015

Crack in basement cement wall

Marion Nesbitt
by Marion Nesbitt
What steps do you take to repair and waterproof the basement wall crack?
  9 answers
  • Annemieke de koning Annemieke de koning on Oct 17, 2015
    mix quikrete concrete in small portions. Then with trowel go over cracks and on either side to even out. Need to work quickly due to concrete mix thickenig and hardening quickly
  • Shirley Kalinosky Shirley Kalinosky on Oct 18, 2015
    I bought it at Lowes' and I don't remember the name of it, but it's a gray powder and you mix it with water and trowel or putty knife it into the cracks. It dries very quickly and then you can paint the waterproofing onto the wall over the gray and it brightens the wall and keeps out the moisture. Have fun.
  • Marion Nesbitt Marion Nesbitt on Oct 18, 2015
    Thanks for the info.
  • Lee Lee on Oct 19, 2015
    call in a pro--afterall it is the foundation of your home. If the foundation is not good than all the floors above are also not. Water will find that opening and you will have to deal with even more issues. Chances are the crack will be down below ground level. You may beable to patch from the inside out.
  • Marilyn Marilyn on Oct 20, 2015
    We used spray on leak ender...we have done every leak in this 1947 house only once each...
  • Johnchip Johnchip on Oct 25, 2015
    Unfortunately if the crack is leaking, you will never repair it properly unless you dig outside and work from outside in. All else will be disappointing quick fixes. Sorry for the bad news, but that is the reality of basement walls.
  • Alton Alton on Oct 25, 2015
    Should be fixed from the outside and get what you need from a commercial supply place and not a home store .
    • Marion Nesbitt Marion Nesbitt on Oct 26, 2015
      @Alton Thanks. The deck will have to be removed. There is a fairly long horizontal crack,not too big, on the inside.
  • Alton Alton on Oct 26, 2015
    If water get's in a crack above the frost line it will freeze and expand and re open the crack
  • Marion Nesbitt Marion Nesbitt on Oct 26, 2015
    Yes thanks.,