How we Fixed a Leaking Basement Wall Crack in Florence, Kentucky

Thursday, July 25th, 2024 by Jack Purdon

Challenge

We came in contact with this homeowner when one of our service technicians was doing some annual maintenance at her neighbors house. She asked our technician to come over and take a look at the crack she had in her basement that was leaking water. Our technician was able to diagnose that the crack was not a result of foundation settling, but rather from hydrostatic pressure. Our technician then told her about our FlexiSpan system, and she was interested in getting it done to stop her cracked wall from leaking again.

Solution

The FlexiSpan crack repair system steps:

A flexible sealant is applied into the crack, making sure to get it everywhere, (this is where most contractors stop).
We then place a porous foam strip over the sealant to catch any water that may seep through the first sealant. This strip goes down into a drainage system or a hole we dig in the floor.
Finally, we place an impermeable membrane over the foam strip to not allow any water to escape, no matter the circumstance. We then placed a piece of BrightWall over the crack to make it look best.

This system will still stop water from leaking even if the wall were to continue to move, unlike most sealant repairs other contractors will suggest.

This wall was actively leaking behind the table.

Here we dug the floor up to allow the foam strip to drain water down into the hole. We also just applied the foam strip over the first layer of sealant.

This is the impermeable membrane placed over the foam strip. You can see the foam strip hanging out near the bottom of the floor into the hole if you zoom in.

Here's the BrightWall we used to cover the crack.

We then poured a layer of concrete over the hole in the floor, and moved the home owners insulation back over the panel.

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How we Fixed a Leaking Basement Wall Crack in Florence, Kentucky

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