- Oct 3, 2007
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I have a 1960s era ranch, parge coated foundation with the old style cinder blocks. Recently I cleared away some vegetation from the side of the house and found that the downspout had fallen off and was dumping rainwater right next to the foundation. I never noticed a problem inside (we have full perimeter drains and sump pumps), but the water has caused deterioration of not only the parge coat, but also the block itself:
Should I just mix up some stiff mortar and rebuild that corner, or is there more to it than that? There's no cracking that I noticed on the inside corner. Obviously I'll make sure that the water is well drained away from there in the future.
Should I just mix up some stiff mortar and rebuild that corner, or is there more to it than that? There's no cracking that I noticed on the inside corner. Obviously I'll make sure that the water is well drained away from there in the future.
