I should of given this more thought before I started. The home builder already had insulation attached to the top half of basement wall. Secured to treated strapping along the bottom. At first was thinking that would be adequate since the rest of wall is underground. Now I think I would like to add more insulation or at least a vapor barrier. Not sure of the best way to proceed from here. Thinking I should of removed existing insulation and filled the cavities with faced insulation. Any ideas?
Vapor barrier below ground is not needed. Best is foam glued to the concrete and seams taped to create a thermal break and then the stud wall inside that can be insulated or not.
So if I was to work in some 1 1/2" rigid foam board insulation and glue to cement wall, tape the seams including between the foam board and existing insulation, I would be good?
What do you think if put in mineral wool insulation on the lower portion of the stud cavity, over lapping a couple inches with existing insulation. Would that work as well? At this point that would be the easier method.
I am in the process of adding foam board insulation. I was able to work in 4' x 8' sheets sideways, then added a 2-3" strip and sealed the joints. Would of been much easier if I did that first.
Hi Guys, I think there is a crack on one of the basement wall
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I dont think the wall has bowed too much, but how should I fix it ?
I think the dry lock did not let the water come through the wall and the pressure created crack?
Now a structural engineer said you can use the carbon straps he said you can diy it
, no clue where to buy it and how to apply it,, saw some vids on youtueb but they all are professional and use different systems.
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Hello all,
I bought this house recently, walls must have been recently painted and the walls mostly finished with wood covering (will show in pics)
and in the corner by the dehumidifier, the one wall has some small bubbles, looks like Efflorescence, no signs of straight water damage
I heard of previous owner digging up some of the yard for water, fixed any water issues and sealed outside foundation (From what I can see at least, it's all painted), so these spots, they were here when I moved in
I want to fix them, but not sure how, i know drylok was used on the basement walls, should I peel some of the bubbles off, sand off some of the Efflorescence and then add a coat of dylok?
attached are pictures showing what i'm talking about, let me know if i should even touch it, lightly sand and re-paint? I would rather not use acid or redo the whole wall, wall next to it looks fine
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