Why waterproof your basement walls externally? ...

Why waterproof your basement walls externally? Isn't it true that internal waterproofing is more popular and cheaper? Well generally speaking, yes. Internal methods are very popular and many of them can be extremely affordable. However, strictly speaking internal basement waterproofing is not really waterproofing at all because you're not preventing water from entering the basement walls. Rather, you're devising methods of dealing with the water once it does enter. On the other hand, when you waterproof your basement walls externally you are actually preventing water from entering them in the first place. This is important because water is naturally destructive to building materials. Over time constant water exposure breaks down the composition of any material even the mortar and block of which most foundation walls are built.

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