Fixing A Leaky Foundation Wall Crack In Saint Bonifacius, MN

Tuesday, April 24th, 2018 by Kristin Loeffler

Challenge

Wes & Sara F. of St Bonifacius, MN moved into their home in 2013 and had no problems with water in the lower level until recently in the spring on 2018. It appeared to them after removing some finished walls in the basement doing a remodel, a crack was found and water had been finding its way through the crack in the poured foundation wall.

Being resourceful people, they knew just who to call. A relative that has worked at Complete Basement Systems for over 20 years helping homeowners with these types of problems everyday! Nate Barke advised that he would need to stop by and inspect the problem to determine the best solution before they completed their remodeling project to finsh the space off.

Foundation cracks are common, especially on poured foundations like this home. Many times sealants can stop the wall crack from leaking, but what happens is the foundation continues to expand and will cause that filled area to still leak. This is not something they wanted because of the plan to finish off the space to make as a livable area in their home.

Solution

After a free, no obligation estimate, we were ready to transform this leaky wall crack to ensure a dry, safe space for our customers to finish off. We wanted to ensure that this homeowner's residence would stay healthy and safe from water for years to come, and this required installing our industry leading waterproofing product for wall cracks.

First line of defense to stop the crack leakage is to inject a bead of sealant. Next a foam drain strip is placed over the wall crack so any amount of water that manages to leak through the first seal, seeps down the foam strip in the the drainage below. Lastly a sealant overlay is placed over the foam strip. This is a tough, flexible product that is waterproof and permanent. The product installed is called FlexiSpan Wall Crack Repair System.

The FlexiSpan system has a 5 year warranty from the time of installation where the system was installed. The FlexiSpan system warrants that if the wall cracks or wall penetration specifically treated with the FlexiSpan will not leak.

Overall, Our homeowners were quite happy with the service Nate Barke provided for them, being very prompt and timely with repairing the wall crack for them!

Project Summary

Contracting Company: Complete Basement Systems

System Design Specialist: Nate Barke

Installing Technician: Nate Barke

Products Installed: FlexiSpan

A sealant is injected into the crack to act as the first line of defense to stop the water leak. Foundation cracks can continue to expand at any point in time, but were not done....

Drainage system on the floor directly above where the FlexiSpan system is installed.

The second line of defense to stopping the wall crack from leaking is applying a foam drain strip by FlexiSpan. Any water that manages to leak through will flow into the drainage system below on the floor.

The final sealant that is tough and flexible as well as waterproof is placed over the foam drain strip for a permanent solution. A finished wall can be done now and give homeowners peace of mind that they are protected from a wall leak.