The Crackman Podcast

Most basement water leaks occur when it rains a lot and the ground saturates. So, why would a basement wall crack still be leaking when it’s dry outside? The Crack Daddy, Adam Tracy, explains.

As you are prepping your house for sale, you notice a hairline crack in your basement wall. It's just a thin, tiny crack. How big of an issue is it, really?

Adam Tracy, aka The CrackDaddy, aka The Engineer on staff, is here with us to share some more of his engineering wisdom with us. In this episode, Adam explains why foundations bow inward and what can be done about it?

Holy moley! Imagine you're a homeowner with a basement water leak and you spend 10s of thousands of dollars to fix it and it still leaks! You would be scorching mad to have spent so much money on a failed fix action that could’ve been repaired properly for a fraction of the cost. Here’s why you should get a 2nd opinion.

In our last episode, the CrackDaddy, Adam Tracy, regaled us with a DIY horror story about a homeowner who attempted to stop basement water leaks from his stone foundation using DryLok as a paint and waterproofing method. It’s episode 274 and definitely worth a few minutes to listen to. So, is it a good idea for homeowners to go the DIY route first before calling in a pro?

In this episode, the Engineer, Adam Tracy, aka The CrackDaddy is here to share his vast wisdom with us. You may have perused the aisles of Lowes and seen an abundance of DryLok and maybe you've wondered if using a product like this to paint a foundation wall for beautification and waterproofing purposes is a good idea. Tune in for this wealth of important info.

Invariably, when maintenance workers are on a call, the customer has a “while you’re here” task for them. So, it's kind of an add-on to the original job. The Crackman is no different and in this episode, he shares a “while you’re here” story.

This episode comes with a picture on the blog post at https://www.a1foundationcrackrepair.com/foundation-crack-repair-basement-waterproofing-blog. It shows a home that was devastated by a Nor'easter. The foundation was ripped from the bottom of the house. The damage is massive! The Crackman explains.

One can imagine a homeowner’s chagrin when they go down to their beautiful, flawless basement and suddenly find cracks in their basement walls and foundation. In this episode, The Crackman explains why a pristine foundation would suddenly start to crack.

Let’s say I have a crack leaking in my basement but a neighboring crack is not. If I only fix the leaking crack, would the other one start to leak? Kinda like the boy and the dike story...would I start to run out of fingers after a while?