While decorative parging can indeed lift any drabby looking home old or new this practice adds an extra layer of protection for your home s foundation.
Parging basement floor.
Think this would be a good idea.
Hgtv canada twitter fan joanneturnbull asked i have a crack in the parging on the front of my house.
I ve been toying with the idea of parging a smooth surface to it using parging paint mixed with adhesive before i paint.
Is the parging around your house cracking or in need of repair.
During a rainy season a crack in a basement wall can allow an inch or two of water in but before you seek to repair the crack remove all the water from the floor.
The floor is very dusty and hard to clean.
Basement parging is often seen as an added decoration that completes the look of a home s exterior.
Mike holmes helps answer this home dilemma question facing many homeowners.
Simply pouring wet concrete into a hole in your driveway sidewalk or basement floor won t make for a lasting repair.
Shallower holes need a sand mix.
Apr 16 2015 explore kimberly mae s board parging on pinterest.
Start by chipping away at the cracked loose.
See more ideas about concrete wall cinder block walls basement walls.
Wall and floor waterproof paint.
You have to prep the edges correctly and use the right materials.
Too much moisture will result in mold and mildew is bad for.
My basement floor is very rough especially the crawlspace portion of it.
Stone pointing and brick pointing.
This product is designed to coat or repair imperfections in poured conc.
Working in a flooding basement.
Or would it crack and start to chip over time.
Holes 1 inch or deeper require a concrete mix with coarse crushed stone aggregate which bonds well with existing concrete.
What are my next steps mike holmes answered parging can be diy as long as you do it right.
Trouble is parging usually starts to look pretty bad in a short time.
However a lot of homeowners misunderstand just what parging is and why it s important for keeping your interior dry.