Drylock On Poured Walls...

ApgarNJ

hey guys, i'm finishing a basement soon and plan on using drylock or equiv. water proofing paint on the poured walls prior to framing the perimeter walls in. I have heard I need like 3 coats if the walls have never been drylocked before, is this true?

I have about a 1000 sq ft of concete wall space to cover, at that rate, i would need like two 5 gallon buckets per coat.

to me it sounds like 3 coats is a lot. the house is 7 years old, and has never had water in the basement, the walls don't leak, and aren't even damp.

how many coats should i bet putting on it?

I don't do many finished basements, but have done several in the past and now that work is slow, i don't mind doing them if the work is there. the last one i did was in a townhouse and it was a middle unit so we never sealed those walls at all.

thanks guys!

spackelman

Unsure of the cost of drylok, but I woould use a crystalline waterproofer, similar to Xypex (or equal). Mix it and apply it and your done and the best part it actually works.

Contact a local masonry supplier for a similar product by another manufacturer. Keyword is "crystalline" waterproofing agent.

neolitic

Have always used UGL as insurance.
One heavy coat.
Wash down walls, then long nap roller
to get it on and brush it in with
white-wash brushes.
Smell and sore shoulders/arms..
must mean it's good!

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ApgarNJ

no washing down the walls. the downside to this basment job is they already have full wall to wall carpeting in the basement which needs to be cut back where the plate goes. i hope it's glued, rather than tack stripped so it's easier to get off and not have to worry about fastening a new tack strip around every wall.

i'll check into this crystalline stuff. thanks!

neolitic

In that case, I would assume that
they have already cleaned the mud
and other construction detritus
off the concrete.
Good to go.

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blockhead

i need to paint a 10 inch ht by 75 ft portland sand mix over block , it 1 inch thick and scratch coat and finish coat its 8 days now on wall is loxon what i need or any ideas

neolitic

Think you want to ask over in the
paint forum.
I don't know any more than this:
http://www.contractortalk.com/f8/sherwin-williams-loxon-xp-3947/

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