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Foundation settling - Reading the cracks
Our camera caught up with Alfred at the renovation centre and he says that he has cracks in the concrete and in the plaster. What to do? (Be sure to read all the way to the end of the article to learn how to read a crack.) The important first step is to determine which one of three possibilitie... -
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Avoiding common errors with paving stones & Asphalt driveways
It is frustrating when walkway or driveway paving stones heave with frost, or drop with erosion. If properly built, this doesn't happen. Actually what I have written here about paving stones applies to asphalt driveways as well. A GOOD COMPACT SUBSTRATE IS ESSENTIAL IN A COLD CLIMATE You nee... -
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Fixing small cracks in a foundation wall.
Randy in Winnipeg has found small cracks in a foundation wall and wants to know how to fix them. Right up front I want to make the statement that it is often not worth the bother to fix a small crack in a foundation wall that is not moving -- especially if no water is coming in. The best way to... -
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Basement Perimeter Drainage and Leaking Foundations
This article deals with walls below grade, foundation walls. For insulating above grade cinder block walls see How do you Insulate a Brick and Block construction as well as Insulating an Above Grade Block Wall from the Inside. The best way to prevent water from leaking into the basement is not ... -
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Gumbo Clay and what it does to your house.
For those of you who have move into the area spreading roughly from Winnipeg to Regina, but you have not grown up in this area, the living nature of the soil itself may surprise you. Clay soil under and around a house can cause problems anywhere in Canada, but in this region there is a special cl... -
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Weather Restrictions: Elastomeric Liquid Waterproofing Coatings
Connect to your favourite weather forecaster and look for the following conditions: Category: Concrete Product: Elastomeric Liquid Waterproofing Coatings Temperature Limitations: Use above +10 C (+50 F) and below +32 C (+90 F) Rain Limitations: No rain for 24 hours Wind Limitations: ... -
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Weather Restrictions: Bituminous foundation moisture control coating
Connect to your favourite weather forecaster and look for the following conditions: Category: Concrete Product: Bituminous foundation moisture control coating Temperature Limitations: Water based products must be used above freezing -- Solvent based materials minimum -17 C (+1 F) Rain L... -
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Weather Restrictions: Butyl Caulking / Sealant
Connect to your favourite weather forecaster and look for the following conditions: Category: Sealants (Caulking) Product: Butyl Calking / Sealant Temperature Limitations: Above -20 C (-4 F) but with product above +5 C (+40 F) to flow easily. Rain Limitations: Apply to a dry surface Wi... -
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Patching cracks in concrete with epoxy -- a DIY kit
You know that I don't believe in trying to keep a basement dry by simply patching all the cracks in a wall. First I want to remove as much of the water as possible from the other side with rain gutters on the roof, downspouts running far away from the house and the landscaping slopped away fr...