BASEMENT WALL CRACK REPAIR : HOW TO FIX LEAKS A STEP BY STEP GUIDE

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How to fix a leaking basement wall crack. This video shows you how to repair a crack in a foundation wall that leaks. It also shows you how to do crack injection on a cracked foundation wall.

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This video is about basement wall crack repair. I'm showing you my helpful step by step guide so you can learn how to repair and stop leaks in your concrete walls.

I'm also telling you how I make $300 dollars per hour doing this as part of my business, Day's Concrete Floors, Inc.

If you're looking into starting your own business, making some extra money, or just fixing a leaking crack, this video is for you.

I make $300 dollars per hour fixing basement wall cracks like the one in the video. It takes me about 1 - 1.5 hours to repair a crack like this one. I charge $500 dollars per crack. If it takes you a little longer, that's still really good money.

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You could literally buy my course and learn how to do this, post on facebook you are now repairing leaking foundation wall cracks, and be making extra money in a week or less.

Fixing two of these cracks, for most of you with a job, would probably be more money than your weekly paycheck.

Try it and let me know if I can help you!

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[KDHUNTER]

Hi Mike. Kevin in Kansas. We bought a farm home and under the front door dormer we had a leak that would leak during hard downfalls under the staircase to the finished basement. We have Black Walnut trees on property and for some reason years ago they let one grow 20 feet from the front door. They also put useless gutters on the dormer that lead to nowhere. Bad combination. So, we watched your video and repaired the thin crack and cut the enormous tree. All good now. Thanks for your content. Your kit was amazing. Cheers.

[taylorlan]

just ordered and did two cracks! saved me 1000 bucks, thank you!!

[Final_Resolution]

Just used this kit. I used my Milwaukee Caulk gun set on 4. It filled my crack all the way through to the outside of the wall which is under my deck. I guess I will be cleaning that up in a couple of days. This kit is awesome. Thanks for the video.

[johnmarien]

I had a hair-line crack that started leaking water this winter when the ground was frozen and we had a lot of rain. Found that the crack was visible from the outside as well as inside. I watched the video and then followed the links and bought the kit. Today was installation day. A+ for most of the contents of the kit. The only B was for the little water bottle. More water would up leaking from the bottle than came out of the lower spouts. I used plumber's tape on the bottle threads for a better seal. The trick here is to gently squeeze the water bottle and be patient. Did I mention you should be patient with the water bottle? OK. The wire brush was perfect. The tubes were easily sealed to the wall with the epoxy paste, then the epoxy paste was added to the rest of the brushed area. Let cure 4 hours. Applied water, and that took well over an hour and a half. Took the polyurethane mix tubes and set them in hot water for 20 minutes. This a must in my opinion. This makes the polyurethane flow easily. Just like the video, start at the bottom and patiently work your way up the wall. I found watching the occasional bubbles in the polyurethane tube gave me a way to pace the delivery of material. Looking into the next tube up I could see when the polyurethane was about to come out and was able to close the feed tube, pull it off the tube, cap the tube, and get the feed tube attached to the next higher tube with little spillage. Now I'm waiting for it to cure. Tomorrow, I'll knock off the tubes and then look into how to sand down the epoxy paste (did I miss the link for that tool?). One last comment, remember to seal the top of the wall if your crack is visible there. Overall, very satisfied with the project and the kit.

[Asan_Weekend_Gamr]

This is a great video. Thank you. I just have a question. How do you seal cracks in a corner of the basement?

[westtexasconstruction]

For some people it's hard to understand that even though it looks easy it takes a certain expertise to complete the job correctly and that's worth a lot thanks for the video.

[oldsouth]

Well - I gave it a go. I have a 2nd crack and had to order a 2nd kit. That will be fixed when it arrives. I'll describe my experience:

The prep work, port installation, and epoxy is the time consuming part. The epoxy goes a little quicker than you think. I did have some polyurethane resin/foam leak out from weak spots in my epoxy-ing. (I'm not a professional). I did read that just because some of the foam leaks out doesn't mean the product isn't working. I did have 1-2 spots where the material would not make it to the higher port (~75/80% of the time it did). I had to work through a PVC pipe area in the middle of the wall. I warmed the injection tubes in hot water for about a half-hour before injection. I went slow on the injection (I watched random air bubbles as my "guide" to prevent me from going too fast) and kept constant, light pressure on the caulk gun to slowly move the material into the port. I'll let it sit for another day then sand it down/remove the ports - also might Drylok over top the whole area.

~7 foot crack; total time - 6 hours (I did go slow and I had a lot of old caulk to get off). The 2nd crack will go a little quicker I'm sure. It's messy at times, but I think it'll work. And don't get the polyurethane on your hands - no other way to get it off other than to sort of...wait for it to fall off.

Enjoy!

[joeturbo]

You are a thousand percent correct Mike The Hammer cost $20 my experience cost $300 excellent video

[BeyondTheBoundsOutdoors]

This is awesome content. I don't have a Crack, but as a creator I appreciate the time you took to produce this video and the opportunity to learn from you.

[huntsville]

What if my basement is leaking right in the corner, would this method still work? How would you attach the injection ports in that case, since it seems they require a flat part of the wall to attach to?

[PH-zjfv]

Thanks for your informative video. I was wondering how this would hold up in -50 degree frozen winter weather.

[ZenFitness]

Great information. Thanks!

PSA -
You should have an N-95 NIOSH Approved mask on to reduce inhalation of airborne silicates. I get that you have the vac attached to the grinder, but unless you are using a wet saw/ grinder, there is still airborne particle exposure risk. Just an FYI for you and your viewers.

[denysmilan]

I paid $850 per crack at two of my properties, and they didn’t even sand it down. I still have the tubes sticking out of the wall. Thanks for sharing - I will never be taken by again!

[gunnargillespie]

Hey Mike quick question? What if the water isn't leaking from the other ports underneath them. Thanks!!

[kossisossou]

Thanks for sharing. Just started(3months) working with a waterproofing company in Abu Dhabi. Thanks for all. I subscribe immediately

[ahmedsheikh]

After the dye process and injections like you have done in video should I put micro fiber straps after this process or I will be fine?

[BMac]

Thanks for sharing. Just started working for a waterproofing company and thought I might tutor myself a bit.

[vijaysinghero]

Mike you did a fantastic job sir! This video was very helpful.

[calvincrawford]

As a professional water proofer when it comes to injections they have a huge chance of failing and you need to be drilling the crack on a 45 degree angle and should be pumping a acid through the crack first to clean and debris out of it cause and sort of dust little stone in side the crack can cause pin leaks in the injecting then after that you want to pum through a ton of water to wash the crack out and then patch the crack and I also like to patch the crack on the out side above grade as well before pumping this and even with all that I really don't like doing it

[LakiFilyo]

Hi Mike very nice video thank you! One question if the crack is at the corner do they have different ports?