Foundation waterproofing as much as possible & superior walls exp
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9 years agoAnnie Deighnaugh
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Precast concrete foundation walls - which company?
Comments (11)@Bio-Modified Untrue. Poured walls will also leak. If there is water next to the foundation - you're going to have a wet basement, period. The difference is the Superior Wall system controls all the joints...A poured wall just cracks randomly and therefore has to be separately waterproofed. You can also use any exterior waterproofing system you'd use on a poured wall on Superior Walls if you want a belt and suspenders protection - but because the panels are 5000psi concrete they are impervious to moisture and that is normally unnecessary. The joints are double-sealed with a very high grade urethane sealant. The only "horror stories" I've ever seen or heard re: any of the pre-cast systems is when they are improperly backfilled and/or do not have drainage installed correctly. As long as the space around the foundation can freely drain- the basement WILL be dry....See MoreSuperior walls precast foundation
Comments (79)So when Superior Walls started many years ago anyone could install the walls. Today that is not true. Only the franchisee can install the walls. I purchase my walls from Great Lakes Superior Walls out of Grand Rapids Michigan. The have a number of crews and when completed the crew certifies the install. They also have a site guy name Lon that inspects all the installs when completed and he also comes and makes sure all the blocking is installed on the walls as bracing. Hope this helps it's a great product that I have personally used to build 200 to 300 homes since 2000. Jim Moline...See Morefoundation wall hit by bulldozer
Comments (33)The foundation is perhaps single most important thing that your builder MUST get right if your home is to be structurally sound. Please DO NOT accept a patchwork job. If your builder won't make this right, and I do mean RIGHT, not merely patched over so that it "looks okay" then you are better off not moving forward with him at all. So stop worrying about whether you might make your builder mad and realize that he should be worrying about keeping you happy! Yes, it can be scary to stand one's ground with a builder who pulls that "I'm a professional, I been doing this for many years, I know what I'm doing" card. But this is going to be YOUR home. You have the right and the responsibility to stand up for yourself. Remember that the builder works for you, not the other way around. I notice you chose "turtle3639" for your screen-name so I'm guessing you identify with turtles in some way. Well, do keep in mind that the only way a turtle can make progress is by sticking his neck out! LOL! Good luck and stick with this board as you build. The folks here can get a bit contankerous sometimes but they will always give you the benefit of their hard-earned knowledge and their HONEST opinions....See MoreWater comes in ? Possible foundation crack?
Comments (15)Stucco is not waterproof and will hold moisture and that moisture can travel.It's possible that the moisture has collected on the front part that you described and the moisture is prevelant enough to cause mold and,getting weak, will break down in time and crumble.The water outlet is suspect as well, and i think would be a matter of digging down to search for a possible leak.Some plumbing is run under slab,and by digging down you find that it is protruding out from under the slab,You might have to pull some carpet back to see if your concrete is damp, but your first indication would be that the soil is heavily saturated in the area of the dig and wet even down deeper than the plumbing line.Since you mentioned that it only gets soaked during a drenching rain,i would lower the soil and seal on the one side, and see how that goes as far as drying up is concerned. If it stays wet,Then i would look into that water line by digging down first and inspecting for a leak.Im assuming by water outlet you are talking about a hose bib.If it protrudes through the stucco wall up from the foundation,(usually about 12"),it could be leaking somewhere between the bib and the foundation in the wall itself.I would think that if this was the case however, that you would have some interior damage to your sheetrock as well as the moldy stucco out front....See MoreAnnie Deighnaugh
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