Problems Using Basement Waterproofing Paint
You can go down to any home improvement center or lumber
yard and find a good basement waterproofing paint. You can read the
directions on the can, talk to any home improvement Center specialist
and they will tell you the same thing, these are great products and they
work.
I'm not saying that they don't, the biggest problem with waterproofing
paints is the fact that they allow water and moisture to be retained
inside the block wall or concrete basement retaining walls. Once these
walls are painted on the interior wall of your basement, without
installing a waterproofing membrane on the exterior of these walls, you
can almost guarantee problems in the future.
There are quick fixes for everything and basement waterproofing paint is
one of the biggest quick fixes that anyone can use today. These paints
work and they work pretty good, however you're rarely going to see the
exterior of a basement wall painted with a waterproofing paint by anyone
who knows anything about waterproofing.
Here's what happens, when you paint the inside of your basement wall,
because it is leaking on the inside, the problem with your exterior
basement walls, is that they aren't waterproofed correctly. Once you
paint the inside basement retaining wall, you're not eliminating the
water from entering the cement block retaining wall or concrete
retaining wall.
This water will accumulate and stay for long periods of time, inside the
basement walls before eventually drying out. The only way that these
retaining walls will be able to drying out properly, will be when it
stops raining or any moisture in the soil is gone.
The long-term problems with moisture in your concrete or block retaining
walls, is that it will eventually start to deteriorate your basement
walls, causing structural damage.
If your basement is leaking, the problem isn't the interior, it's the
exterior. The best advice that I could give you, is to contact a
professional, if your basement is leaking.