Basement Waterproofing Materials and Uses

Materials used to waterproof basements can differ a lot in their forms and applications. There will be ones accessible to the general public and others accessible just to industry professionals. Let’s check whatever the situation is and learn from it for your own home condition.

First of all though, you need to be aware that the area you live in also affects the amount of water that’s likely to be around. So take that into consideration as this will also influence the type of materials you can use.

The first type of basement waterproofing materials that most people seem to be looking for are simple sealants. In other words, they have a basement that has already had some form of waterproofing applied to it and are looking to patch small damp areas up. RadonSeal being one of the top-end sealants treats poured concrete, mortar in block walls or stone foundations and concrete or cinder blocks.

If the whole basement including the walls and floor are not treated completely with sealant the water is likely to come back in. As it comes with a limited 20-year guarantee, this product is a practical option. Sealant is a potential problem to be aware of, (all sealants, not just this particular one)basement waterproofing sealants only protect the inside of the basement. This means there could be a number of water pressing against and through whatever other stuff the basement walls are created with.

Other avenues will need to be explored if you have cracks in the wall. Plaster coating can be used to the existing plaster if that is what the walls are made from. Chip away any loose material from around the crack and simply refill with the plaster.

One other option which is available is to use a stitching material. These metal staples are stapled across the cracks to prevent or limit further movement. The cracks are then filled with any cement that doesn’t shrink.

Gunite (a form of concrete) can be sprayed on bigger cracks in basement walls or floors. The special spraying equipment that is required can be rented. The mixture ratio must be correct for the spray to fill any cracks and leave a smooth finish. But it is still a good choice, because it adhere to most surfaces.

It has to be mentioned that the key to basement waterproofing is not only the substance but its proper application as well. In addition, you should be making sure there is as little water as possible getting into the ground water.

So also consider:

Why the Dollar is Not Money

Few people realize that the dollar is not money and so they leave themselves open to be robbed. The dollar is a fraud that has been foisted on an unsuspecting public by governments inflating the money supply. Let me explain.

Real money has certain desirable features that allow it to function in commerce. These required features or criteria were developed over centuries of experience in trade. Time tested features of true money include -

1. It must be a medium of exchange. In other words it must be available in sufficient quantity, be easily tradable, and have only a small difference in price between buying and selling. The money should be easy to transport – which is facilitated if it has a high value to weight ratio. In some of these respects the dollar qualifies as a medium of exchange, but read on.

2. It needs to be a unit of account. The money should be capable of being divided into smaller units without damaging its value. In the case of precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum, they can be traded as bars or melted down and formed into much smaller units like coins, and if required, melted down into bars again. This is why olden day barter goods like wheat or animals are not suitable as money.

3. It must also be fungible. This means that any one unit should be identical to another of the same unit. For example two coins of the same unit should be identical in size, weight, and metallic content.

4. It helps if money is a fixed weight or measure so that it is easy to count. Paper notes for example have different face values but weigh the same, making them a poor measure.

5. Most importantly, money should be a store of value. After all, if you exchange goods or property for money you want something of equivalent value in exchange. Paper money is just pieces of paper with pictures on it and has no intrinsic worth, yet every day people exchange worthless pieces of paper for physical goods. This state of affairs has only existed in the last century and will not last much longer.

6. The value must be stable and not subject to major fluctuations, and it must be real and genuine, not an artificially created value, as with paper money.

7. In addition it should be difficult to counterfeit while still being easy to recognize. Once again paper money fails this test.

Centuries, and indeed millenia, have resulted in two metals in particular  assuming a leading role as money. These metals are gold and silver, with copper filling a minor role. Gold and Silver meet all the requirements listed above.

When gold and silver were used as money, inflation was vitually unknown. Inflation is associated with the fiat money (paper money) system that is now in place across the world. Governments print paper money (or the electronic equivalent) in steadily increasing amounts which inflates the money supply. This increased money supply pushes up the prices of the fixed amount of goods and services that are available. This is what causes inflation. Inflation is a thief which steals your wealth because the value of your cash is continually decreasing. A dollar today will only buy 5% of what a dollar could buy back in the 1920′s when the U.S. and most countries were still on a gold based monetary system.

One way to preserve wealth in inflationary times is to purchase items which are stores of value. Anything which cannot be produced in ever increasing amounts qualifies, but only gold and silver which are limited in supply, and difficult to obtain, are qualified to also act as money. Gold bullion and silver bullion, along with gold coins and silver coins are becoming increasingly scarce as investors seek to preserve their wealth in these inflationary times. Supply is diminishing while demand is increasing. Check out the prices and availability online and buy bullion while you still can. The dollar is about to be consigned to the scrap heap of history, to be replaced by real money.

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