Foundation Waterproofing - Bomber Method

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[stevelinder]

I saw Matt’s first video years ago with poly guard and use that on my entire foundation. Absolutely love it and has never had any issue

[mere_cat]

Non-builder here. I’m always impressed by the level of attention to detail on this channel. It is great to see exactly how the pros keep the water out and flowing away from the structure. I’ve put these learnings to good use on my own home.

[jaye]

I saw one of your older polywall videos and decided to do it on my new construction. Our house is currently in construction. I ordered and applied the peel and stick poly wall rubber membrane along with dimple mat before burying our foundation. It’s some great stuff. I actually used a double row of schedule 40 pipe at the base for French drain. I wanted it to be really thick wall so that it would not crush. You cannot get French drain in schedule 40 so I drilled my own holes. I can guarantee water is not going to be a problem. with my basement. Thanks for all the help Matt!

[EttoreBonfini]

I’ve seen this type of product sprayed on in commercial settings, a lot more efficient and great coverage.

[usofliberty]

Would love to see the french drain install video as a follow up! Great video.

[chuckmcvicker]

I hope you come back with a video on the installation of the footing drain.

[cottagekeeper]

Y’all need to get out of the way and let Johnny work. 😂

[UOAPlays]

I'm envious of how tall those basement walls are. In my 100 year old house, the bottom of the joists is about 6 and a half feet. I can't even imagine having 14 foot basement walls.

[crabkilla]

Would like to see the french drain details

[raystormont]

I always vibrated during pours it's extra protection and strenghthens concrete cold joints if you did vibrate it wasn't for long enough and you save time on future coatings with smoother concrete. Your standards are almost beyond beliving your clients are lucky to have you.

[aharami]

Anytime i see these videos, i want to dig up next to my foundation and do it right. My contractor only rolled on roof flashing when my house was built. I questioned him about it, and he told me his is standard practice. Wish I'd known better 6 years ago

[jwristen]

Ive been in commercial construction for over 30 years. Always amazed me why high end home builders never caught on to our assemblies. This is something we've been using for many years

[Mfgguy]

Please get us some videos of proper waterproofing of basement on existing houses.

[UnbeltedSundew]

Poor Johnny really needs to use a roller pan, dropping that expensive paint on the ground... ouch.

[infiniteyep]

We are about to pour our slab for our DIY home build and have several electric, low voltage, and water conduits to allow for future projects and repairs. Our water main is 1in pex and will run in conduit just in case there is ever an issue - then it will be an easy repair. Grey PVC is the way to go for most aspects, especially if there will be long term UV exposure. Our inspector said white PVC "can" be used, but is frowned upon due to potential confusion with the various services in the future if someone else is working on the house.

[nilsutt]

Look at Isodrän. In the Nordics dimple mats are conciderd as the cheap solution since they do not provide insulation. And they are susceptible to damage and brake down since settlement and failure in one point would lead to water intrusion. Also the need backfilling with drainage aggregate to handle the water.

[darrelstickler]

Can you show how you backfill dirt/drain rock?

[steveA]

I’ve been interested in the homestretch product bit for some reason they don’t ship it to California. I would guess prop 65, but the only requirement there is a warning needs to be added to the product.

[staceyj]

Man I've learned so much from this channel! Can't wait til the day I get to build a home. Whoever i hire as GC is gonna think im a genius

[nolanbillings]

If you used this on an existing 70’s cinderblock foundation would you recommend putting the joint sealer on all mortar lines?