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02-11-04, 12:30 PM

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i have apainted floor that is getting water up through the painted cement floor is their any sealer that i can apply over the paint

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02-11-04, 01:10 PM

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Sealer will not stop the water from penetrating through the cement. You need to apply Hidraulic Cement on the cracks.
Once it is dry- you can use a sealer.

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02-13-04, 10:02 AM

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Id look out siad and see if you can find where the water is comeing from. Gutter all good and drain away from the home. Does the ground slop away????ED

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620east on Feb 11, 2004

I just put a sump into my basement a year ago. It does a decent job but when we get a lot of rain it gets water on the other end of the basement from the sump pump. My gutters were frozen over the last time this happened because of a sleet storm. what are some obvious solutions besides installing a pumpon the other side? I just put some new floor down after I got the last pump installed hoping that my water problem was resolved.
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rdumas74 on Feb 10, 2004

Our house is over 75 years old and the basement floor is dirt with thin lanoleum squares on top of the dirt. When we get a heavy rain or after it's been raining for a long time water seeps up through the basement floor. I'm not really sure what should be my first step. I installed all new seamless gutters thinking that would bring the water away from the house foundation.

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