Sealing exterior foundation block

[DannysHomes]

RE: Dampness in basement thread

Our new builds are 13 course basements. Water has been a large issue this past year. In reading "Dampness in basement" I learned drylock is not the answer on the inside of new basements.

Does drylock work when used on the outside of new foundations? Or is there a better product?

Thanks
Terri

[NewConstructionDept]

RE: Dampness in basement thread

Our new builds are 13 course basements. Water has been a large issue this past year. In reading "Dampness in basement" I learned drylock is not the answer on the inside of new basements.

Does drylock work when used on the outside of new foundations? Or is there a better product?

Thanks
Terri
Our New Construction Department has a product that would work great for you. Installed at the footing/wall joint before you pour your floor, CactusBoard (found at www.cactusboard.com/products.php ) creates a space between the wall and the floor and the floor and footing so that any unplanned water leaks go down the wall, across the footing and into the stone under the floor. Combine this with a TotalSump (also at www.cactusboard.com/products.php ) or a daylight gravity drain, and your basement floor will remain dry.

We are confident CactusBoard will work (and has in over 35,000 homes). In fact, we offer a 20-Year Dry Floor Warranty that protects you from costly call-backs should water reach the basement floor. One of our offices near you will take care of the problem for free.

As for an exterior product, you can use our CactusJuice Concrete Sealer to keep water from penetrating and coming through the walls. It is sprayed on from a garden sprayer (a pump-action, hand-held sprayer) and forms a barrier that resists water penetration.

Combine CactusBoard with a TotalSump on the inside with CactusJuice on the outside, and you've got a complete solution to keep water from reaching that basement floor.