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Drying Out a Wet Basement You can cure most water problems with a few simple, low-cost steps. By John D. Wagner of Today's Homeowner
Liquid Rubber Coating For basements
(5-Gallon) Dura-Rubber
Basements are usually treated as storerooms for dumping unused furniture and fittings. However, these ignored spaces can easily be reclaimed and transformed into useful spaces like recreational rooms or even perhaps another living room of sorts. All that is required is waterproof coating of Dura-Rubber to put an end to water-logging and moisturizing issues.
Dura-Rubber is a basement waterproofing solution that provides a long-term solution to your leakage and sealant problems. You may find traditional non-rubber self-proclaimed “best concrete floor paint for basements” like basement epoxy paint, but the durability and quality offered by the new rubber technology of Dura-Rubber is unparalleled. Whether it’s the basement floor or walls, waterproofing with Dura-Rubber guarantees you a water-tight strong foundation for your house.
How to apply
You have decided waterproofing concrete block walls and basement floor; waterproofing paint has also been selected, the waterproofing work can surely begin now!?
Dura-Rubber basement floor sealer paint can be applied in basements. We recommend below 10% moisture content with 7% being the target. In the application photos on this page, the moisture content of the walls is between 12-15% on the high side. The way we made this work was to heat up the room and use a dehumidifier to dry out the room. We applied a thin coat of the waterproof primer this will keep the water in the thick coats of Dura-Rubber from adding to the moisture content of the concrete. Let primer coat dry 24 hours before applying Dura-Rubber. Allow 24 hours between coats of Dura-Rubber for best results.
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Flood Protection
I first purchased rubberizeit over 5 years ago to protect our house in Louisiana from the flooding.Every year Rita and I would have to dry out carpet and fix damaged drywall from flooding.I removed 12” of siding and replaced it with cement board and waterproofed it with rubberizeit. For five years our house has been dry. I painted my house this year and the rubberizeit I put on five years ago was black I purchased a five of rubberizeit and they were able to tint it to match my house.Thank you Mr Paul
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When used properly, this product is kick-ass!
Jim from Texas
2018-17-July
Pebble Tec Pool & Spa Coating
I I had the opportunity to work the rubberizeit team. They are in Oregon and I am I Texas. I was looking to refresh my pool/spa via high end paint vs a costly re-plaster. Their paint was a perfect solution. I needed 20-25 gallons to get two full coats. Although there was a small snag with my initial order the rubberizeit customer service team jumped into action and handled all my questions and even provided additional paint to resolve the earlier snag with the initial order. Impressed with the product and the company.
Steve Bacon
2021-06-July
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After many weeks of research and debate, Rubberizeit was the obvious choice for my 240 gallon African Cichlid tank. This was my first attempt at containing a literal ton of water in my house, and I wasn't going to make it harder with some 2-part epoxy nightmare. After a year and a half, my hardwood floors have not seen a drop of water. I was amazed at the ease of application while building, and still admire it's durability to this day. Needless to say, I have already placed another order for my upcoming 500 gallon build. Thank you for your superior product!
Ryan Moore
2019-14-Nov
Fountain
I want to thank you for the development of Rubberizeit Dura-Rubber We purchased this house 10 years ago. One of the features my spouse liked was the fountain at the end of the driveway. The disclosure statement said the fountain leaked. Being an engineer, there is no problem too big. When we filled it and started the pump, the fountain leaked so bad, it was out of water in 3 hours. I contacted the mason who built it, and he said it should be torn down and redone properly. He indicated when the previous owner wanted it made, she wanted it made out of rock, using the concrete driveway for the bottom. He informed her that it would develop cracks and start leaking.