How To Fix A Cracked Concrete Basement Wall

The only way to repair foundation wall cracks successfully is by the injection process.

How to fix a cracked concrete basement wall.

The injection process fills the crack from top to bottom from inside to outside. You can t handle this cracked wall by simply filling the crack and finishing off the basement. If you only had the stair step cracks you could go ahead with your basement finish work because that type of crack is a normal sign of settling. Repairing a foundation crack of this nature is similar to repairing other non structural cracks.

Use a nail to align injection points. To permanently patch the crack we used an epoxy injection system from polygem called the liquid concrete repair kit about 60. Mix the two part epoxy. 10d finishing nails partway into the crack spaced 12 in.

Scrape the rusts off the steel bars with a wire brush reseal the hole with new concrete. First scrub the crack clean of any loose concrete paint or old filler using a wire brush. By doing this you ll not only end up taking care of the visible cracks but. Injecting a typical wall crack with an epoxy or urethane resin is done under pressure pushing the material from the inside all the way to the outside.

We repaired a foundation wall which had an 8 ft long crack that leaked water into the basement during periods of heavy rainfall. If a crack between the wall and floor exceeds. Locate the affected area and to dig deep with a hammer check on amazon and cold chisel until the rusted steel bars.