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We have an old end terraced house. With the heavy rain we have water coming through our concrete floor.?
Can anyone please help? The outside level is slightly higher than the living room floor level. The house is about 100 years old and we've lived here for 6 mths. When it rains heavy we get about half a bucket of water coming from cracks in the concrete living room floor especially around where the stairs banister has been put into the floor? Is there a cheap DIY solution? Can I stop the water coming in by painting the outside wall with some waterproofer? Can I seal the floor with waterproof concrete, etc?
Pretty desperate and the wife thinks it's the end of the world and civilisation?
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Glad u still have sense of humour. Wifey should never live in a flood zone thats for sure! You don't want to seal the interior surfaces, but I',m sure you realize you have to fix the problem at the source. Check the following:
---take top soil and slope grass down and away from wall.
--- do you have eavestrough over area where water is leaking in, making sure water drains several feet away from wall?
Those steps should solve problem if it is water from runoff and not from a ground source.
If it is ground source water, like a spring, you can seal the floor ,when it is completely dry, with caulking from your hardware store....they will advise which is best for the area around the banister. Don't redo the floor until you are certain there is NO moisture coming up, since it is a guaranteed source of toxic mould.
If the problem persists after those steps, you can install weeping tile and gravel around the outside wall. Ask an expert about the depth you would need to put it. You can DIY and save big $$$ and your wife's sanity.
Source(s): Fixing these pesky things for years for other people. - 1 decade ago
there is a TEMPORARY solution to seal the concrete floor. purchase a product called brakewater 700/ silasec and a bag of cement follow instructions to make waterproof putty and push into cracks/joints etc. really get it into the cracks, push it in with a blunt stick scraper etc.
this will stop the problem on a temporary basis, there is no substitute to fixing the real cause, which appears to be a higher ground level outside. recommend you call a waterproofer and obtain a quote. good luck and a happy new year
