Sealing Concrete Retaining Wall Blocks

A good quality newly poured concrete wall 8 10 inches thick has a permeance permeability.
Sealing concrete retaining wall blocks. Remember concrete masonry and many natural types of stone are inherently vulnerable to water penetration. 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. Concrete retaining wall sealing is an intensive process if adequate results are to be achieved. How to waterproof your concrete blocks.
First the concrete retaining wall s surface has to be meticulously power washed and cleaned. More product details close 1 gal. L x 12 in. Liquid rubber membranes are a simple quick fast.
According to ashrae handbook the permeability of concrete 1 2 4 mix is 3 2 perms per inch of thickness. H bluestone tumbled concrete garden wall block 20 pieces 6 5 sq. High gloss concrete sealer. Concrete walls sometimes only leak periodically such as after a hard rain or during snow melts.
However some walls gush water through openings in the concrete. This is because there has to be a clean surface for the sealer to function correctly. Concrete blocks and cinder blocks are much more permeable to water and water vapor than poured concrete. Rockwood retaining walls lakeland i 8 in.
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. W x 4 in. 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. A cinder block is much more porous compared to a standard concrete block or poured concrete.
This is to expose the affected basement wall s. Why cinder block walls leak. Applied directly to the retaining wall or foundation liquid. Ft pack model 3000180 19.
Ideal for use on above and below grade walls retaining walls garage walls masonry walls cinder blocks stucco brick foundations and landscape walls. Cinder blocks are classified as permeable to water and water vapor 10 perms.