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On Jul 28, 9:21�pm, Phisherman wrote:





On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:13:38 -0700 (PDT), Pat

wrote:
Man, it's been wet lately. �The basement on a house I own isn't exacty
wet but it's definately damp and has that basement smell. �It's mostly
concrete block that looks like it replaces the original laid up stone.

From the ground level down, the old paint (which appears to be old
Drylok) is pretty loose. �I'm having my teenager blow it off with a
garden hose and a little light scraping. �Above grade it's in pretty
good shape.

My first thought was to scrape it down and re-drylok it. �It's really
not a bad option. �But I was wondering what other people where doing
and how things worked (or didn't work) for them.

I used UGY in 1991. �It stunk up the house for a couple days but
sealed my concrete walls. �You may still need a dehumidifier.

I have seen that paint get foot diameter bubbles, that eventually
burst.

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My house is wetter than the house I'm working on. I used Drylok about
15 years ago on it and was just thinking of redoing it. So for the
house I'm working on, I think it'll be good for another 20 years.
It's not too much water, just damp, and there's no controlling
dampness around here.