The shapes of our retaining wall blocks permit 90 degree corners and curves to be included in designs which gives designers more options to work with.
Sealing concrete retaining wall blocks.
High gloss concrete sealer.
This is because there has to be a clean surface for the sealer to function correctly.
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Liquid rubber membranes are a simple quick fast.
Ideal for use on above and below grade walls retaining walls garage walls masonry walls cinder blocks stucco brick foundations and landscape walls.
Why cinder block walls leak.
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A good quality newly poured concrete wall 8 10 inches thick has a permeance permeability.
Concrete blocks and cinder blocks are much more permeable to water and water vapor than poured concrete.
How to seal a leaking concrete wall.
Concrete walls sometimes only leak periodically such as after a hard rain or during snow melts.
First the concrete retaining wall s surface has to be meticulously power washed and cleaned.
According to ashrae handbook the permeability of concrete 1 2 4 mix is 3 2 perms per inch of thickness.
This provides the perfect waterproof membrane for soil concrete masonry blocks prefabricated panels and bricks.
This is to expose the affected basement wall s.
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Cinder blocks are classified as permeable to water and water vapor 10 perms.
Applied directly to the retaining wall or foundation liquid.
Heavyweight concrete blocks are semi permeable 5 perms and less so when the hollow cores are filled and packed with a slurry mix of concrete about 2 perms.
However some walls gush water through openings in the concrete.
The basement and or retaining wall needs to be excavated from the outside and all the way down to the base of wall and just beyond onto the footing or edge of concrete slab.
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Concrete retaining wall blocks from shea concrete products are constructed in a collection of shapes that offer the ideal blend of function and form for your retaining wall project.
How to waterproof your concrete blocks.
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