Sealant Activated By Water Wanted
Harry wrote:
Pat wrote:
Harry wrote:
Hello,
Can someone tell me where to find a water sealant that is
activated by rushing water?
Well not exactly white-water rapids, nor"rushing" all the
time; sometimes it slows down. I would like to think of what i
want to do as an above-ground swimming pool. What i mean
is if they can make above-ground swimming pools, then i can
make an above-ground well for a sump pump. The only
problem is itis wet and moving water all the time (sort of like
a spigot you cannot turn off - i think itis a spring, or at least it
acts like one, so if it walks like a duck, and it quacks like a
duck, lets call it a duck anyway). All i want is a quick fix for
now, and later i can rebuild the basement.
I can get some of the floor area dried up to a dampness, while
holding the moving water in a massive about of towels for a
few minutes. At that point i would like to "glue" something to
the floor to begin the building of the little wall of the well (i
only need one, maybe two walls, depending how much of the
wall-to-floor actually leaks ), bricks are easier to handle than
cinder blocks so i guess that is what i want to build my well
with - maybe i should use square-cut rocks? I may only need
about less than a foot high, because i saw a sump pump that
does from 1/8" up, however it maynot be automatic. In that
case iwill have to go higher with my wall to accommodate the
sump pump.
This (so far) is only a few feet of space i will need for the
well. Right now iam handling the mini flood with a "sponge"
pump, set at the point where the water puddles at a low spot
on the basement floor; this is then hosed to the floor drain.
The puddling only amounts to about or less than 1/8' depth, so
i have to go in there and turn on the "spunge" many times a
day. That is why i would like to get more depth to the water so
that i can install an automatic, sump pump.
I know what youare thinking so iwill answer it right now: If i
donot pump the water, through a hose, to the drain, the well-
trained, little stream runs somewhat along 3 walls, having
started at the first wall; very close to a corner; around the
corner of a 3rd wall; to the room with the drain; back up the
other side of the wall 3, about 3 or so feet from wall 3, and
continues right on into the drain all by its cute, little 'ole self -
scary to say the least . . . since it obediently puddles at wall 3
before taking off for its trip around the wall to the other room,
and back up the other side of the wall 3 to the drain, i like to
keep it retained in that one room instead of letting it wet both
rooms of the basement.
Another thing about the above-ground thingy is the cat drinks
the spring water, and i would like to train the dog to do
likewise so that i donot have to be bothered with slimy water
dishes all the time. The cat always used to demand to be
watered at the sink from the faucet; then she would shake, and
splash germs all over the sink area, then i would have to Lysol
spray the sink area (What a mess of unnecessary activity), so
iam very pleased she drinks from the spring. My husband said
she is the first cat he ever saw walk on water, but i named her
Pinky anyway (:
Truly
Harry
Once you have the water plugged, you'll still probably have a wet
basement. So you and your husband should take a couple of weekend and
paint the walls with Drylok. It's a bit bit thick so it's harder to
use than paint, but not too bad. When you go to the home center or
hardware store, pick up a few gallons. You don't get much coverage
per gallon, but it's worth it.
Hello,
I did already, try to sort of "plug" the leak and all it seemd to want
do was walk up the outside of the wall and want to come in from higher
up on the wall, so i gave up the idea of "plugging" for a while,
because iamnot, unless forced, into waterfalls. Iwill be fixing it
right some day, but for now i need a quick fix, and a "plug" isnot it.
I need a cement or glue that will work to hold the first layers of
brick (whatever) to the cement, basement floor to build the "well".
Would that "DryLock" stuff work?
Hello,
Please excuse mistake. I meant to say "Hydraulic cement".
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