FINALLY!!

I think I finally figured out how to actually fix my basement the right way. I had to buy a $18 book about repairing your basement to get some good info. The only problem is I have already finished the walls, but the book is saying to do something different. I have siliconed the walls but I did it over the other silicone, I did scrape away all the loose stuff though. The book says to use a hydraulic cement for the cracks and to chisel out the opening so the cement can go into it and hold. So now I have to scrape everything off and start over. I would leave it since it does actually look pretty good but the wall I did a year ago, with the same method, has already began to crack so it is not a long term fix.

I also currently have another problem fast approaching. Today was the first warm day for awhile now and my gutters were already pouring streams of water out of the end and down the spout. Also one part of the basement has already started leaking. So now I am in a race against Mother Nature as well. I'll let your know what happens.

Wet Basements Help!

Well I might have found a solution to the water in the basement. I haven't bought it yet just curious if anyone else has bought this and found it useful. Its a downloadable ebook called waterproofing manual. It has a lot of solutions to waterproofing a basement, i'm just curious if anyone has heard about it or bought it before and if they can tell me if its worth it. Here is the site with the ebook Click Here!

Leaky Basements

I have a problem with water in the basement in my floor and walls. The floors are my main concern right now since I have already caulked and am in the process of waterproofing the walls. The problem with my floor, which is concrete, is it has several small cracks and a few larger cracks all over it and when it rains a lot or in the spring when the snow melts I end up with a wet basements. The water comes up through the cracks. I do have a drain in the floor so that is not an issue but I would like to eventually make a room and place furniture down there. Anyone know a good way to waterproofing a basement?

I have not been able to find a solution to fix my problem. I have checked on multiple options, but am looking for a do-it-yourself fix at a reasonable price. I have a friend who works at a hardware store who has suggestions but so far nothing will work. I have tried the concrete and masonry silicone to see if that would "seep" into the larger cracks. It did "seep" into the larger cracks but it was either too cold or too much moisture in the cracks because the stuff sat there for a week, with a heater and fan, and was still as liquidy as when I put it on. So after scraping that off I am in the process of trying concrete to fill the cracks using multiple light layers. Hopefully this works.

If anyone has any other suggestions or have had good luck with something please let me know. I was also wondering if anyone know about a good spray insulation of some sort that I can put on my basement walls to help insulate and waterproof them.