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HopeOk8502 t1_j1ksghm wrote

Reply to comment by Talusen in There's a weird gap in my foundations and I want to fill it. Its packed with stones ATM and there's big spaces between them. How would you create a moisture barrier here and seal it? by Vegetation

Thank you! That’s a great response. I’m going to check for a sill and see how stuck those rocks are.. I really like the suggestion of a bonding agent to create a moisture barrier. I’m not super concerned with the structural strength of it (but maybe I should be?).

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Talusen t1_j1l1w10 wrote

The bonding agent won't do squat as a moisture barrier; it's a form of glue. It's only there to make sure the bond between old concrete and new is sound.

All told, this looks bad but is probably ok.

That said, I am a person on Reddit. If you want sureity, hire a structural engineer who'll come out and let you know what's going on. The few hundred it'll cost will pay for itself if you ever sell the house and the buyers go "what's this?"

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