# Homeowners step in. Foundation time **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 18, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467 "2008-08-18T18:10:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467/21 "2008-08-18T20:44:59Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Oh, and with all the rain we had this spring, along with a plugged gutter I didn’t clean right away, fucker swelled ~1/16". > > FS: 1800 sq ft home in Tonawanda. New furnace, HWT, custom dynamic foundation. > > We’ll see if the Tonawanda clay shrinks and the wall recedes if it ever fucking stops raining. Dam. I take it you have a block foundation? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467/22 "2008-08-18T21:23:34Z")
Whole house is block. All the way up to the roof. ![http://nyspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5044&stc=1&d=1219120004](http://nyspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5044&stc=1&d=1219120004) ---
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467/23 "2008-08-19T12:18:50Z")
Whoa. That’s kind of unusual for buffalo isnt it? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467/24 "2008-08-19T12:21:32Z")
He is afraid of the big bad wolf. Block has an R value of like 3. Yeah it’s rare around here. I had a friend who vinyl sided his block house. It only took about 20,000 22 caliper nail shots to fir it out.:biglaugh: ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467/25 "2008-08-19T12:22:54Z")
> [@mechanicalmadness](#): > > Whoa. That’s kind of unusual for buffalo isnt it? There are plenty out there, but only a small percentage of the total out there. X… ---
**Author:** ![SVT3945](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/svt3945/32/7409_2.png) [@SVT3945](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVT3945)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467/26 "2008-08-19T17:54:34Z")
the proper way to fix this is to dig up the outside and patch the outside. The pros use a kind of rubber sheet tared to the wall where the crack is, then new drain tile is installed to take the water away. I dont care what kind of system is used on the inside as far as Im concerned no water should come in at all. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467/27 "2008-08-20T04:41:56Z")
^truth. Anything you do on the inside is treating the symptom not actually fixing the problem. New drain tile is the proper fix but, do you want to invest that much in this particular house? If you do, use the plastic sheeting outside that has large dimples in it. It works better than tar because it eliminates hydraulic pressure on the wall and allows any water to drop to the drain tile. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467/28 "2008-08-20T04:53:32Z")
i have kinda that same issue at my house and need to get it fixed… does anyone have good #'s to call for the PRO’s … [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/homeowners-step-in-foundation-time/53467.md?page=1)