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old 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 old basement walls repair place 3838 What to do with very old basement walls htmlIf the basement is empty you may even lightly power wash the walls to remove all of the loose old mortar but be very careful with the pressure or you will remove too much 3 Fill all cracks and holes larger that 1 8 with Hydraulic Cement

to restore old stone basement wallsAll of these things can take their toll on basement walls made of masonry such as natural stone Sometimes all it takes is a thorough cleaning to help your stone basement walls look almost new again Afterward a good masonry sealer will protect them against moisture and damage old basement walls to how to waterproof basementIn this video This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains how to seal cracks in your foundation and other basement flooding problems Steps 1 Fill cracks and holes in concrete walls and floors with hydraulic cement 2 Apply a coat of waterproof masonry cement to inside surface of basement walls OTH Dusty and Dripping This week s Ask Old Town Home comes to us from Old Town resident Kate Kate recently moved into her 18th century home and has been having a small issue with her basement s stone foundation Here s what Kate has to say We just moved into a home on Prince Street in December and one of the things that sold us on the home was the amazing stone dining room and kitchen in the basement

oldhouseweb How To AdviceOld stone and brick foundations rarely have any footings at the base of the walls The basement floor is often at the maximum depth of the foundation Excavating at the base of an old foundation is risky and best left to those that are experienced with old structural masonry techniques old basement walls OTH Dusty and Dripping This week s Ask Old Town Home comes to us from Old Town resident Kate Kate recently moved into her 18th century home and has been having a small issue with her basement s stone foundation Here s what Kate has to say We just moved into a home on Prince Street in December and one of the things that sold us on the home was the amazing stone dining room and kitchen in the basement to remove old paint from basement wallsRemoving old paint off basement walls is a time consuming effort Basement walls present a challenge because the cement walls are porous and this makes paint removal difficult The temptation is to scrape all the loose paint off and then repaint the walls