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Big-dingaling78 OP t1_jdsxyw0 wrote

Reply to comment by MehKarma in Wanting to freshen up paint in my basement. What’s some prep and paint ideas for unfinished basement? by Big-dingaling78

Nice. How do you handle the cracks? Did you open the chisel out the crack to make it wider to pack in the cement? I was just watching a YouTube video of a guy working in the basement of an old bank and he used what looked like a demo hammer and widened the crack and bored out some holes and then packed it with cement. My crack isn’t as bad as what he was dealing with.

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MehKarma t1_jdsy8c3 wrote

With a toothing chisel, and hammer to get all the weakened stuff out. Make sure you check both sides of the wall.

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Big-dingaling78 OP t1_jdt3mrb wrote

Nice! Thanks for those tips. I was going to do a perimeter check. My basement is about 5’ below grade. And the exterior side of where I have the crack is a concrete slab.

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MehKarma t1_jdt3tv6 wrote

Caulk between the slab & the house. The expansion joint may not be in the best condition

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Big-dingaling78 OP t1_jdt4vhq wrote

That’s what I was thinking. Just hitting the areas with some good caulking. What’s a good preference for caulking?

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MehKarma t1_jdt56f2 wrote

I used caulk I found at Home Depot that is used for concrete. I tucked backer rod behind the crack. I’ve had no problems for 4 years

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