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Default Basement slab weeping/leaking through bottom plate screw holes

On Jun 29, 6:56*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
*Bryan Scholtes wrote:

I am finishing my basement. I used Tapcons to secure PT 2x4 to the
basement slab.


After a week of heavy rains, I noticed that all the screw holes were
weeping water. There was definite circles of moisture (but not
standing water) coming from underneath the bottom plate.


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2. I am considering pulling each screw and injecting silicone into the
holes, then re-driving the screw. What do you guys think?


What you need to do is eliminate the water under your slab. * You are
wasting every bit of money and effort you put into that job until your
water problem is fixed.

I was also
considering polyurethane foam or epoxy. If I shoot epoxy down the
hole, I'll NEVER get those bottom plates off.


I don't think that epoxy is a good idea--- but why would you ever want
to take those bottom plates off?

Jim


OP postrer needs interior french drain before ANY FUTHER WORK

with a sump draining to a pump or ideally daylight