Waterproofing Exterior Brick Walls Below Grade

Guaranteed to stop water withstands 15 pounds of hydrostatic pressure psi equivalent to a wall of water 33 feet high.

Waterproofing exterior brick walls below grade.

Below this level the brick cavity should be filled solid. This low odor masonry paint is formulated for waterproofing above and below grade basement walls masonry walls retaining walls cinder and concrete blocks stucco and brick. With contemporary design living areas are often at basement level or below natural ground level. The bottom of a veneer brick wall system should have thru wall flashing and weeps.

It seems the rain is running down over the painted render and saturating the lower brick. In this wet weather i am finding that my cavity wall insulation is fully saturated and its bridging over to my floor timbers. This low odor masonry waterproofer is formulated for waterproofing above and below grade basement walls masonry walls retaining walls cinder and concrete blocks stucco and brick. The exterior walls are rendered leaving approx 2 3 foot of exposed brick.

Retaining walls basements foundations. If the exterior wall materials will not protect the waterproofing at grade base flashings should be used to protect the waterproofing from ultraviolet uv radiation exposure. Where grade slopes down along an exterior wall the waterproofing will step down incrementally so that it continues to protect the below grade occupied space. Below ground areas are difficult to waterproof effectively.

For fish ponds we recommend using drylok original. The important thing is whether or not the thru wall flashing and weeps are located above grade. In these cases there is always the potential for movement of ground water and surface water to run off into the building structure. Most foundation and below grade walls are constructed from poured concrete or concrete masonry block.

If the flashing is below grade the wall will not be able to drain. Concrete products are porous and unless treated are not waterproof allowing water to migrate into the building a damp proof coating can be applied directly to the surface of the concrete below grade walls.