Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Dec 11, 2023 8:39 pm Hello I have noticed that rain water pools against the exterior wall of my house in one spot, around 50 cm wide and water 1-2cm deep. As you can see in the pic there is a drain hole just near it but angle is not done very accurately i reckon. Any methods you recommend to tackle this issue? Cheers Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Water pools against house in one spot 2Dec 12, 2023 8:03 am realistically that amount of pooling, and not going into weepholes, or down between the house and path (looks like its caulked) should be fine. Not ideal, but i cant imagine any actual issue coming from it as long as it continues to not go between the house and path. It wIll evaporate inside of a day when it stops raining. Re: Water pools against house in one spot 3Dec 12, 2023 9:48 am Thanks for the reply At the moment it's not caulked and that's the expansion foam. I'm planning to seal it with polyurethane. Do you think caulking might cause any issue regarding the breathing or something like that? Cheers Re: Water pools against house in one spot 4Dec 12, 2023 9:48 am ponzutwo realistically that amount of pooling, and not going into weepholes, or down between the house and path (looks like its caulked) should be fine. Not ideal, but i cant imagine any actual issue coming from it as long as it continues to not go between the house and path. It wIll evaporate inside of a day when it stops raining. Thanks for the reply At the moment it's not caulked and that's the expansion foam. I'm planning to seal it with polyurethane. Do you think caulking might cause any issue regarding the breathing or something like that? Cheers Re: Water pools against house in one spot 5Dec 12, 2023 10:39 am Hesamshimi Thanks for the reply At the moment it's not caulked and that's the expansion foam. I'm planning to seal it with polyurethane. Do you think caulking might cause any issue regarding the breathing or something like that? Cheers breathing? what? caulking this gap is standard. Usually the foam has a tear away strip that leaves a nice little foam backed rebate to caulk. Get on to it as a matter of urgency, the foam does not stop water. If you leave it too long, the path can separate from teh building due to heave and youl have a bigger gap to deal with Re: Water pools against house in one spot 6Dec 12, 2023 10:41 am also caulk the entire perimiter, not just this bit. You can buy polyeurethane sealant sausages in bulk to save yourself a significant amount of money on th eproject. I did my whole house for probably under 350 bucks. Re: Water pools against house in one spot 7Dec 12, 2023 11:20 am ponzutwo also caulk the entire perimiter, not just this bit. You can buy polyeurethane sealant sausages in bulk to save yourself a significant amount of money on th eproject. I did my whole house for probably under 350 bucks. Thanks for the advice mate. I'm on it. Good on you for having a go I am the opposite of DIY (so will pay a builder) - our vibe is industrial/simple so current thinking is 150mm concrete and then internally is… 3 3162 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I'm in WA and our sandy soils make drainage a bit easier but this is what I'd be doing. Dig down to your footings and let the wall dry out. Clean it all well by brushing… 1 6189 "is it exempt or do I need to get permission from council" Call your Council and ask them 1 2169 |