We added a 5' piece of downspout to get past these cracks in the side walk. Too late though because it rained heavy on the 14th and wet the basement again. We still want to caulk these cracks soon. I have caulking in the boiler room. Put some foam in the crack and fill it with caulk.
There seems to be a problem with there being a crack in the cement. As far as we can tell (Jim H. and Jerry W.) the water runs in the crack and into the basement. We maybe wrong but it would be safe to put a gutter extension on this until we can look into sealing the crack. Got comments? I will buy a piece if no one has any at home they want to part with.
We added a 5' piece of downspout to get past these cracks in the side walk. Too late though because it rained heavy on the 14th and wet the basement again. We still want to caulk these cracks soon. I have caulking in the boiler room. Put some foam in the crack and fill it with caulk.
There seems to be a problem with there being a crack in the cement. As far as we can tell (Jim H. and Jerry W.) the water runs in the crack and into the basement. We maybe wrong but it would be safe to put a gutter extension on this until we can look into sealing the crack. Got comments? I will buy a piece if no one has any at home they want to part with.
Exactly, extend the downspout, unless there be issues with someone tripping over the downspout extension. Evidently when the sidewalk was poured for the stoop they did not flash the face joist with tin down past the top of the block allowing water to enter the top of the blocks and seeping through to the basement. Ray G.
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