| When most of us think about concrete, we | | | | your basement walls as it would be rather messy |
| consider it to be an impenetrable barrier. What | | | | to deal with, especially if you live in this area of |
| most of us don't realize, however, is that | | | | your home. It may also put off some fumes that |
| concrete is actually a very porous material that | | | | would creep up in your home and may cause you |
| will allow moisture to pass through it readily. | | | | to get sick. |
| Because we use concrete and concrete products | | | | Concrete waterproofing on the inside of the walls |
| whenever we build our homes in the foundation | | | | is also possible if the outside was not properly |
| or as a walkway or patio, it may be necessary | | | | taken care of. This is usually done by means of |
| for us to do some concrete waterproofing in | | | | putting some waterproofing paint on the inside of |
| order to make sure that water can not pass | | | | the walls, after any mold or mildew has been |
| through. After all, the last thing that we would | | | | removed. It helps to keep the moisture from |
| want to have happen is for moisture to creep | | | | coming through into the basement, although it will |
| into our basement and either damage the walls or | | | | still come into the concrete. |
| cause a mold problem within our home. | | | | Regardless of the type of concrete waterproofing |
| The best time for concrete waterproofing to | | | | that you have on your home, you may still want |
| take place is whenever the home is first being | | | | to run a dehumidifier in your basement or |
| built. The reason why this is the case is because | | | | crawlspace in order to keep the moisture out of |
| the outside of the walls are exposed and it is | | | | the air. Because this area of your home is |
| easy to waterproof them at this time. The | | | | underground, it naturally collects moisture and that |
| concrete waterproofing that goes on the outside | | | | can cause a problem in the upstairs area of your |
| of your foundation walls is much different than | | | | home as well. Running a dehumidifier will |
| the type that goes on the inside. Typically, a | | | | effectively take care of any of these moisture |
| membrane of some sort is spread onto the | | | | problems that are not corrected by the concrete |
| outside of the wall, such as a tar like substance. | | | | waterproofing on the walls themselves. |
| You would not want to put this on the inside of | | | | |