In our 50 years of experience, we have learned that when it comes to
water getting in through a foundation crack, there is only
one truly, guaranteed effective way to deal with it,
and that is to seal it from the OUTSIDE! Epoxy injection and
soil injection methods are simply too undependable. Soil
shrinks and expands with fluctuations in precipitation, causing the
soil injected chemicals to shift along with it. When cracks
are repaired from the inside using epoxy injection, when the house
shifts further and the crack widens, the epoxy does not widen with
it, and you will end up with another leak in the very same spot you
paid to have fixed! If you
truly want to protect your investment, you need to seal the crack
from the outside. We start by digging all
the way down to the footer. Once we've excavated the area, we
then fill the crack with silicon epoxy caulk. Next we coat the
entire area in roofing cement (the black stuff). Next we add a
thick tar paper membrane, and cover that with more Roofing cement. Then we cover
the entire area with thick mill plastic sheeting, and even more
roofing cement. Finally we add a
layer of styrofoam sheeting to protect against roots and stones.
Once the dirt is put back, there is no way water is getting through
that crack, GUARANTEED!
Click the Play Button above to watch a 4 minute video of us performing a foundation crack
repair.
