woh that was close
 

yesterdays rain produced some pretty good foundation seepage. One wall looked like it was bleeding.

I think its coming through the old brick mortar near the windows and through some cracks in the old stone foundation (pre 1900)

anyone use drylok? more specifically on a stone foundation?

thinking of giving it a shot

need to do something.

Fieldstone? there is probably not alot you can do

except try and add gutters if you have them make sure the
down spouts move the water away from your foundation

I had to use Drylock a couple of years ago on my concrete foundation during a big winter rainstorm. The seal around the water line into my house gave way and groundwater was coming in pretty fast. The Drylock worked like a charm and I haven't had any water since. I cant' speak to how it would work on stone, but if I remember correctly it works on lots of different materials. I also used it where my bulkhead meets the concrete foundation and it created a good seal between the metal and the concrete. Just make sure you are applying it when there is an active leak as it only works when the area you are sealing is already wet.

you might want to ask over at georgetown stone. They probably deal with that a bit.

I second what T. Bob said about the gutters ect.. The pitch of the ground away from the foundation helps a lot if not solves the problem.

had problem in previous home built like 1923.ran water away from foundation with pcv pipe attached to gutter down lines.never had problem again.home had cement block foundation.

we have a two part foundation... it looks like the original was field stone, which is still there. then at some point the house was raised and they added about 2 feet of brick. as far as i can tell it was running through the old mortar near the sub ground window and then a bit through the fieldstone (on the outside, the window has one of those cresant shaped retainers) but it just filled up like a pool in front of the window.

im sure that is a big problem by itself.

gutters are running away from the house as is now.