allangee t1_jdruzg9 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 6:24 PM

If your basement is damp, pretty much anything you put on the walls and/or floor is going to come off in short order.

If your yard grading is causing water to flow towards the house, you need to fix that by re-grading. The proper way to avoid dampness in the basement is to seal the exterior of the walls and make sure your drain tile is clear.

A stopgap solution might be some of the sealing products you see advertised for the interior walls, but I don't no anyone having any long-term success with that.

Ok-Apricot-3156 t1_je0ki5m wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:29 PM

I am not a fan of those (at least in my climate) it traps moisture inside the brickwork causing the heads of the stones to crack and eventually fall off in harsh winter. Brickwork should have one damp open side at all times. If the damp open space is the inside of a house, the solution should be ventilation.