It is taught to stay warm and dry in the basement specially when you got concrete cracks.
Look at this one here, all the way from the top of the wall right down to the floor level. And you can definitely see where there has been water because of that white line. That efflorescent on the wall depicts that there has been water wicking up from the bottom from the footings, and venting into the basement.
It has to be repaired, and what I am going to do here I am going to chip out the crack about all 3 quarters of an inch wide by half inch deep and then I am going to apply on a adherent welding agent in order to retain the quick plug material, that is a hydraulic cement that will gwin and repair the crack and stop any water in event if there is water in the future.
(Drilling Sound)
There that is damping down the crack. Good and wet because you never want to patch concrete unless it is damp because that way it will allow the cement to migrate into the purse sealing the water out.
Now I take the well bond,
Squirt it on to the brush,
And apply it into the creves, mixing with the water.
And it just loves water because it takes it in and seals the pores making it already to receive the hydraulic cement.
So I am mixed this up. now you notice I am using rubber gloves and the reason for that because we are not going mix a large batches at all. The whole idea here is to mix until you feel it starting to set up. And when you apply it with your glove, just smooth it off on the surface of the concrete. That will be a lot smother enough for the back you paneling. It will mind or whatsoever.
But there I have a nice mix to my hand. I can feel to start to firm up,
And you just push it in. Now when you are finish the crack filling, hydraulic cement cures from the inside out. So for the next couple of hours, just keep it moist and down with a wet damp sponge.
And that is all are its to it.
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