ᐅ Wall absorbs moisture (strip foundation garage without basement)
Created on: 29 Mar 2020 18:22
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OreiderHello everyone,
As you can see in the pictures, there is already damage on one wall side in the garage (rising damp and plaster crumbling).
I believe this is because the concrete wedge of the perimeter strips on the outside runs directly up to the house wall (visible in pictures 4 and 5). Water cannot drain here.
At this spot, the rain doesn’t reach due to the roof overhang, and everything above the concrete wedge was dry. Only below it was damp. I have now removed a good portion of the wedge so that water can drain away and the ground underneath can dry out. But how should I treat the masonry? Waterproof slurry and drainage membrane?
Do you think that with the now shortened wedge, this will work permanently?
Best regards,
Tom
As you can see in the pictures, there is already damage on one wall side in the garage (rising damp and plaster crumbling).
I believe this is because the concrete wedge of the perimeter strips on the outside runs directly up to the house wall (visible in pictures 4 and 5). Water cannot drain here.
At this spot, the rain doesn’t reach due to the roof overhang, and everything above the concrete wedge was dry. Only below it was damp. I have now removed a good portion of the wedge so that water can drain away and the ground underneath can dry out. But how should I treat the masonry? Waterproof slurry and drainage membrane?
Do you think that with the now shortened wedge, this will work permanently?
Best regards,
Tom
Hey,
My situation was similar. Fortunately, it was noticed before everything was paved.
I cleaned all the plaster residue from the outside so that in the end, only the slightly protruding strip foundation and the clean wall remained. Then I carefully applied Kiesol from Remmers with a brush. After that, I applied two layers of Remmers 2K waterproofing slurry on the wall and, very importantly, all the way down to the strip foundation.
On my strip foundation, there is a row of concrete blocks. I completely removed the interior plaster from them and about 3cm (1.2 inches) of the first block row.
This was treated the same way as the outside. Inside, I also extended the waterproofing about 5cm (2 inches) higher onto the interior plaster.
This is how it looked inside without the waterproofing slurry.
Applied like this:
And on the outside, with the waterproofing slurry, it looked like this:
Before that, I installed a dimple membrane.
I hope this helps you.
My situation was similar. Fortunately, it was noticed before everything was paved.
I cleaned all the plaster residue from the outside so that in the end, only the slightly protruding strip foundation and the clean wall remained. Then I carefully applied Kiesol from Remmers with a brush. After that, I applied two layers of Remmers 2K waterproofing slurry on the wall and, very importantly, all the way down to the strip foundation.
On my strip foundation, there is a row of concrete blocks. I completely removed the interior plaster from them and about 3cm (1.2 inches) of the first block row.
This was treated the same way as the outside. Inside, I also extended the waterproofing about 5cm (2 inches) higher onto the interior plaster.
This is how it looked inside without the waterproofing slurry.
Applied like this:
And on the outside, with the waterproofing slurry, it looked like this:
Before that, I installed a dimple membrane.
I hope this helps you.
Vicky Pedia30 Mar 2020 17:39@gmt94 Do you have the drainage installed in the garage?
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