Using stone veneer instead of parging.
Parging stone basement walls.
This product is designed to coat or repair imperfections in poured conc.
This video will show you how to parge a concrete block wall with sakrete parging mix.
It is similar to stucco but uses a masonry based mortar rather than a traditional stucco mixture.
Parging is the application of mortar to the surface of a masonry wall.
It is most often seen on above grade foundation walls and the interior of basement walls.
Whether it s made from natural or synthetic stone its functions can be practical or decorative.
The appearance then becomes like that of stucco.
A parge coat is a thin masonry coating that is applied over interior and exterior masonry block and stone walls.
It s depositing sand along the edges of the walls in various spots.
Not bad and it only leaks a small drizzle of water if there is a huge downpour but i want a clean water tight basement.
Sometimes it s a little of both.
I have a stone basement in wisconsin.
She and her husband plan to parge the surface of the walls in the basement to repair the deteriorated bricks and mortar.
Stone veneer can also be used to cover vertical surfaces and it is used in ways that are similar to parging.
This thin coating of material is particularly useful for older concrete block foundations which are held together with mortar.
The materials used in stone veneer are light so additional.
The process can be completed in a single day of work.
Parging a concrete foundation wall is an easy way to cover and strengthen an otherwise susceptible surface.
Parging is a construction technique used to finish the surface of a masonry wall.
Kind of like frosting on a cake.