Patching Hole In Concrete Basement Wall

Hose the wall down or scrub it with a washcloth then use a metal file to smooth out any rough edges.

Patching hole in concrete basement wall.

Le the hole or the crack dry for quite some time. A huge hole in the cement wall that separates our garage from our basement. When a posted a little while ago about sealing and patching holes in my garage i conveniently left one small thing out of the narrative. Water may be used to make sure that all loose concrete particles are removed.

Patching cracks snap tie holes and the cold joint where the floor meets the wall is the only way sealing the basement will work. Concrete by itself is worse. If you can insert a small bottlebrush to get out any dust or silt that s on the concrete this will really help ensure patching success. It is kind of a not very good thing.

Mix together in a bucket one part portland cement three parts sand and. Clean the hole and surrounding area with a wire brush. Or rather one very large thing. First clean any parts of the wall that you plan to repair so the cement or mortar adheres securely.

To permanently patch the crack we used an epoxy injection system from polygem called the liquid concrete repair kit 60. Set the spray nozzle to its highest pressure. I find that using hydraulic cement is only a temporary patch because the material is so brittle. To repair small cracks or holes in cinder block walls you can use concrete.

You want the concrete surface in each hole to be perfectly. Use an epoxy injection system for basement wall crack repair we repaired a foundation wall which had an 8 ft long crack that leaked water into the basement during periods of heavy rainfall. Remove loose material from the hole in the wall by probing it with the tip of a screwdriver or blade of a putty knife. Fill the cracks and holes with concrete caulk.

Here it is with brad for scale.