Basement Wall Mortar Joints
Are you seeing nice uniform concave mortar joints in your basement walls? This pushes the mortar in and compacts it plus it looks great!
We've found walls with unfinished or poorly done joints to be less waterproof with more mortar damage. If it looks unfinished inside the basement, the outside finish is probably worse. With time, water and the freeze/thaw cycle will find ways into the blocks and eventually your basement
Some of the different types of blocks used in wall construction from the 1950's
Block foundation wall with crack showing how water can get into the basement
Historical photo showing a basement wall footing being poured with concrete in 1940
Rubble Basement Wall Construction showing how the rock is stacked to build the wall.
Dimple board used inside basement on walls for waterproofing
Side view of a common basement wall using blocks for construction
Melting snow means wet basements in Minnesota.
Yard drainage pipe is filled with dirt, rain water is collecting near the home leaving this customer with a wet basement.
I Have Drain-Tile But I Still Have A Wet Basement!
Basement Waterproofing Using Above Floor Channels and Dimple Board
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