18 Inspirational Crumbling Basement Walls Solution

crumbling basement walls bobvila Forum Basement FoundationThe walls in my 63 yr old full walk out basement are crumbling in spots The walls have been painted and the wall is crumbing in several places behind the paint and salt like particles have formed crumbling basement walls reference Home MaintenanceTo repair crumbling basement walls remove the old mortar clean the walls with a wire brush and repair with new mortar The type of mortar used is dependent on the type of stone used in the wall as well as the condition of the stone itself

diychatroom Concrete Stone MasonryDec 21 2015 Revisiting this thread from earlier this year I never actually did anything with fixing the crumbling walls but would like to try To recap I have an old 1920 s style house where the basement walls are crumbling crumbling basement walls attics crawl spaces Aug 30 2009 I live in a home build in 1913 so the basement is pretty old but in overall good condition I have an issue where what i believe to be be some type of parge coat flaking off my basement walls crumbling that typically occurs in houses of this vintage is caused by water migrating through the foundation wall dissolving minerals along the way When the moisture reaches the interior surface of the wall it evaporates and minerals left behind crystallize

basement wallsBasement has a perimeter drain When it rains hard water does come into the basement We have a sump pump to pump it out The block walls that are crumbling the most are not the walls where water seems to come into crumbling basement walls crumbling that typically occurs in houses of this vintage is caused by water migrating through the foundation wall dissolving minerals along the way When the moisture reaches the interior surface of the wall it evaporates and minerals left behind crystallize xpm 2013 03 22 sc Mar 22 2013 What would be the best process to re coat the interior walls of the foundation A To answer the question I return to the basement of another of