The recent storms in the northeast, snow and rain. I did have some water get in to the basement. I am still working on sourcing where the water is coming from, but I believe that most of the issues lay outside the basement. I have a leaking gutter and I have a large crack on the concrete patio that need to be filled.

I will update this post with my findings soon.

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In my previous post I told you my story of water in my basement. After fixing the gutter on the back of my house my water problems were mostly fixed, but My corner basement wall does still get damp/wet to the touch.

My plan was to use Sani-Tred in the corners and at the floor to wall area, and use Dry Lock on the rest of the wall.

First up : Wall prep. I took a wire wheel on a grinder to all the concrete block. This was a very loud and dirty process. Then Shop vaced the whole area. Wall was DRY.

Sani Tred is a 2 part rubber epoxy goo. That means you have to mix it with a hardener before you can apply it. And unless you are going to be using it all at one time then you need do this in a separate container. Mixing and applying this mess is difficult. It is like trying to paint caulking on the wall. It is thick and sticky stuff. Forget the roller, just use a stiff brush. Surprising the smell wasn’t bad at all. This takes a while to apply and is not like normal painting. Anything this stuff touches will need to be trashed, don’t even thing about reusing the brush and roller. After drying there seems to be an oily residue on the wall. Coverage: there is no way your going to get 240 sq ft out of one gallon, maybe 100 sq ft for one coat.

Dry Lock is a milkshake thick paint. No mixing things together needed. It is easy to apply, but it still works better with a brush for the first coat. It smells worse than Sani Tred. This is much more like normal painting. Clean up is quick and easy

Summary
I don’t feel that Sani Tred is a Consumer DIY product. It is difficult to prepare, and apply. That said just looking at the final product, Sani Tred does seem superior in quality. If you have serious water issues then seek a professional and maybe have a pro apply the Sani-tred for you. Drylock was cheaper and much easier for the majority of my application. I would not buy Sani-tred again to do a large area. I will have to wait for the next hard rain before I have full results.

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The first issue I have is drainage and wet basement. The basement is concrete block construction.
The house was missing gutters on the backside, so I have installed them and ran 5 foot extensions to get the water away from the house. The blacktop dirveway also has some low spots that are pushing water aginst the foundation. I have put fixing the driveway on my plans.
I removed the wood paneling from the corner with the water leak and it seems water is seeping through a few blocks and well as a few motor joints seem to be leaking. I have ordered SaniTred’s (www.sani-tred.com) products and I will test them on my leaks on the corner this weekend.

The outside foundation was resurfaced a while ago and is now starting to peel off. This has given another point where water can enter the basement. I will tackle this when I tackle the driveway and after I confirm the Sanitred product works on the inside.

I got the HVAC system up and running the A/C condenser unit kicked on but after 5 mins shut down. The Condenser fan was hot and stopped turning. I turn it off and will call a A/C person next week.

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